Puddle Dyke
Puddle Dyke is a pond in Thurcaston and Cropston, Charnwood District, England. Puddle Dyke is situated near the forest The Alders, as well as near Exning Spinney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Cropston Reservoir and Swithland Wood and The Brand.
Cropston Reservoir
Reservoir
Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
Swithland Wood and The Brand
Park
Swithland Wood and The Brand is an 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II. Swithland Wood and The Brand is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Puddle Dyke.
Bradgate Park
Park
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.
Cropston
Village
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
Broadnook
Village
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre. Broadnook is situated 2½ miles east of Puddle Dyke.
Puddle Dyke
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Thurcaston and Cropston, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69959° or 52° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.19187° or 1° 11′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C4WMRX5+R7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: The Alders and Exning Spinney.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Lodge Lane and The Pumping Station.
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