Launde Big Wood
Launde Big Wood is a nature reserve in Launde, Harborough District, England. Launde Big Wood is situated nearby to the locality Oxey Cross Roads, as well as near Launde Cross Roads.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sauvey Castle and Launde Abbey.
Sauvey Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sauvey Castle is a medieval castle, near Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It was probably built by King John in 1211 as a secluded hunting lodge in Leighfield Forest.
Launde Abbey
Convention center
Photo: David Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory.
Withcote Chapel
Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braunston-in-Rutland and Tugby.
Braunston-in-Rutland
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunston-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 392 at the 2001 census, including Brooke and increasing to 502 at the 2011 census.
Tilton on the Hill
Village
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilton on the Hill is a village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.
Launde Big Wood
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Launde, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6259° or 52° 37′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.8394° or 0° 50′ 22″ westOperator
Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C4XJ5G6+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 165549447OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include School Farm Copse and Launde Park.
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