Griffin Close

Griffin Close is a bus stop in Shepshed, Charnwood District, England. Griffin Close is situated nearby to Oxley Primary School Shepshed, as well as near the park Little Haw Lane Playing Fields.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackbrook Reservoir and Iveshead School.

Blackbrook Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished.

Iveshead School

School

Iveshead School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form situated within the town of Shepshed, Leicestershire, England. It was formed in September 2017 through the merger of Hind Leys Community College and Shepshed High School. Iveshead School is situated 1 mile northeast of Griffin Close.

Mount St Bernard Abbey

Monastery

Photo: Gtatler, Public domain.

Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley. Mount St Bernard Abbey is situated 2 miles southwest of Griffin Close.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oaks in Charnwood and Belton.

Oaks in Charnwood

Hamlet

Oaks in Charnwood is a hamlet of scattered houses in the English county of Leicestershire within the Charnwood Forest. Oaks in Charnwood is located in and is part of the Civil Parish of Charley in North West Leicestershire. Oaks in Charnwood is situated 1½ miles south of Griffin Close.

Belton

Village

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belton is a small village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of Shepshed, 5.5 miles west-northwest of Loughborough, and 6 miles northeast of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Belton is situated 2 miles northwest of Griffin Close.

Nanpantan

Village

Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nanpantan is a historic village, ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to Nanpantan Reservoir. Nanpantan is situated 2½ miles southeast of Griffin Close.

Griffin Close

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Shepshed, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.76692° or 52° 46′ 1″ north

Longitude

-1.30288° or 1° 18′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C4WQM8W+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 562721023

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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