Groby Quarry
Groby Quarry is a quarry in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. Groby Quarry is situated nearby to the forest Sheet Hedges Wood, as well as near the grassland Groby Meadow.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Philip and James and Bradgate Park.
Church of St Philip and James
Church
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of St Philip and James is situated 2,500 feet south of Groby Quarry.
Bradgate Park
Park
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house. Kirby Muxloe Castle is situated 2½ miles south of Groby Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenfield and Cropston.
Glenfield
Village
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Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643. Glenfield is situated 1½ miles southeast of Groby Quarry.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. Cropston is situated 2½ miles northeast of Groby Quarry.
Newtown Unthank
Hamlet
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown Unthank is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6 miles west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile northeast of the village. Newtown Unthank is situated 3½ miles southwest of Groby Quarry.
Groby Quarry
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.67019° or 52° 40′ 13″ northLongitude
-1.22365° or 1° 13′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4WMQCG+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 183049129OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Sheet Hedges Wood and Groby Meadow.
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