Peake’s Covert
Peake’s Covert is a forest in Somerby, Melton District, England. Peake’s Covert is situated nearby to the village Burrough on the Hill, as well as near the hamlet Newbold.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrough Hill and Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Burrough Hill
Peak
Photo: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Burrough on the Hill, 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on a promontory about 210 metres above sea level, the site commands views over the surrounding countryside for miles around.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burrough on the Hill and Pickwell.
Burrough on the Hill
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Burrough-on-the Hill is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Somerby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Pickwell
Village
Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pickwell is a small, hill-crest village 5 miles south-east of Melton Mowbray in the Melton district, in Leicestershire which used to have an ecclesiastical parish of its own and is since the early 20th century has been in the civil parish and Church of England parish of Somerby which is 0.5 miles to the SSW, connected by an almost straight lane.
Twyford
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twyford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twyford and Thorpe, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Peake’s Covert
- Type: Forest
- Location: Somerby, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.6824° or 52° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
-0.8744° or 0° 52′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C4XM4JG+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 167983840OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newbold and Burrough Court.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Somerby Riding School and Somerby Equestrian Centre.
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