Hunt’s Hill

Hunt’s Hill is a forest in Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, England. Hunt’s Hill is situated near the village Newtown Linford, as well as near the locality Windmill Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir.

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.

Cropston Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Charlie629, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Old John

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodhouse Eaves and Glenfield.

Woodhouse Eaves

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough.

Glenfield

Village

Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

Hunt’s Hill

Type: Forest
Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6998° or 52° 41′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.2239° or 1° 13′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C4WMQXG+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 247132583

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Newtown Linford and Windmill Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Warren Hill and Old John North Top.

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