Donisthorpe Basin
Donisthorpe Basin is a dock in Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford, North West Leicestershire, England. Donisthorpe Basin is situated nearby to Donisthorpe Cemetery, as well as near Donisthorpe Memorial Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donisthorpe Woodland Park and Saltersford Wood.
Donisthorpe Woodland Park
Park
Donisthorpe Woodland Park is located on Church Street, Donisthorpe, in North West Leicestershire. Donisthorpe Woodland Park is situated 1,300 feet west of Donisthorpe Basin.
Saltersford Wood
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saltersford Wood or Saltersford Valley is a 5.7-hectare Local Nature Reserve north-west of Measham in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council, and it part of The National Forest.
Moira Furnace
Industrial building
Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire, on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804, the building has been preserved by North West Leicestershire District Council as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops. Moira Furnace is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Donisthorpe Basin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donisthorpe and Moira.
Donisthorpe
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donisthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford, in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, historically an exclave of Derbyshire.
Moira
Village
Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moira is a former mining village about 2.5 miles south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 3 miles south of Swadlincote and is close to the boundary with Derbyshire.
Oakthorpe
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oakthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Donisthorpe Basin
Latitude
52.72539° or 52° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.52877° or 1° 31′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C4WPFGC+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 128565634OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dock
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donisthorpe Cemetery and Donisthorpe Memorial Park.
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