Parson’s Thorns

Parson’s Thorns is a forest in Hickling, Rushcliffe, England. Parson’s Thorns is situated nearby to the hamlet Hickling Pastures, as well as near the village Upper Broughton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Upper Broughton railway station and St Luke’s Church, Upper Broughton.

Upper Broughton railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Upper Broughton was a railway station serving the village of Upper Broughton in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester.

St Luke’s Church, Upper Broughton

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Luke's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Upper Broughton.

St Luke’s Church

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Luke's Church, Hickling is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hickling, Nottinghamshire.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinoulton and Hickling.

Kinoulton

Village

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kinoulton is a village, civil parish and ecclesiastical parish in Nottinghamshire, England, 11 miles south east of the city of Nottingham. It is probably Saxon in origin, and once had a brick-making industry.

Hickling

Village

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hickling is a village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, England. It is located close to the border with Leicestershire, approximately 8 miles northwest of Melton Mowbray; the Vale of Belvoir is also nearby.