Charnwood Quarry
Charnwood Quarry is a quarry in Charnwood District, Leicestershire, England. Charnwood Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Charley Knoll, as well as near Brickhill Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nanpantan Reservoir and Blackbrook Reservoir.
Nanpantan Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nanpantan Reservoir is a reservoir in Leicestershire, near Nanpantan. The reservoir, with a capacity of 132,000 cubic metres, was built in 1870 to provide drinking water for Loughborough. It is owned by Severn Trent.
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. Blackbrook Reservoir is situated 2 miles west of Charnwood Quarry.
Church of St James the Greater
Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James the Greater is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Charnwood Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanpantan and Oaks in Charnwood.
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.
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.
Thorpe Acre
Suburb
Thorpe Acre is a suburb of Loughborough, Leicestershire. Thorpe Acre is situated 2½ miles northeast of Charnwood Quarry.
Charnwood Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.75253° or 52° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.27704° or 1° 16′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C4WQP3F+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 101162474OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Charley Knoll and Brickhill Plantation.
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