Sproxton Thorns
Sproxton Thorns is a forest in Garthorpe, Melton District, England. Sproxton Thorns is situated nearby to the hamlet Coston, as well as near the village Stonesby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and St Mary’s Church, Garthorpe.
St Mary’s Church, Garthorpe
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the village of Garthorpe, Leicestershire, England. The building is Grade I listed. It has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1 November 1999.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sproxton and Waltham on the Wolds.
Sproxton
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has approximately 80 occupied dwellings and a population of 480, rising to 658 at the 2011 census.
Waltham on the Wolds
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waltham on the Wolds is a village in the civil parish of Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies about 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray and 11 miles south-west of Grantham on the main A607 road.
Bescaby
Hamlet
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bescaby is a hamlet, deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England.
Sproxton Thorns
- Type: Forest
- Location: Garthorpe, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8014° or 52° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.7528° or 0° 45′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4XR62W+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 183945637OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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