Great Merrible Wood

Great Merrible Wood is a nature reserve in Stockerston, Harborough District, England. Great Merrible Wood is situated nearby to the village Stockerston, as well as near Stoke Dry.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eyebrook Reservoir and St Andrew’s Church, Stoke Dry.

Eyebrook Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Dave, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eyebrook Reservoir is a 201.3-hectare reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which straddles the border between Leicestershire and Rutland in central England.

St Andrew’s Church, Stoke Dry

Church

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew's Church is a church in Stoke Dry, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uppingham and Ayston.

Uppingham is a typical English market town in Rutland. It has a market square, a wide variety of independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. The town is also known for antiques; It is home to a number of antique shops, craft, jewellery, and clothes shops, as well as a modern art gallery and a picture framer.

Ayston

Village

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is about one mile north-west of Uppingham, close to the junction of the A47 and A6003.

Thorpe by Water

Village

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thorpe by Water is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 Census was 56. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Seaton.