High Sharpley
High Sharpley is a locality in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England. High Sharpley is situated nearby to the locality Poachers Corner, as well as near Gun Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackbrook Reservoir and Mount St Bernard Abbey.
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.
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.
Grace Dieu Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grace Dieu Priory was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in 1538.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitwick and Thringstone.
Whitwick
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county.
Thringstone
Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thringstone is a village in the North West Leicestershire district, in Leicestershire, England. About 3 miles north of Coalville, it lies in the English National Forest.
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 east of High Sharpley.
High Sharpley
Latitude
52.74961° or 52° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-1.33834° or 1° 20′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C4WPMX6+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 9896763866OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover High Sharpley from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Poachers Corner and Gun Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cademan Wood and Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School.
Leicestershire: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Leicester, Loughborough, Hinckley, and Melton Mowbray.
Curious Localities to Discover
Uncover intriguing localities from every corner of the globe.