Stoney Cove

Stoney Cove is a large flooded quarry which is a popular inland scuba diving site, located between Stoney Stanton and Sapcote in Leicestershire, England.

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Mary.

Church of All Saints

Church

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of All Saints is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Stoney Cove.

Church of St Mary

Church

Photo: Chrisnnr, CC BY 2.5.

Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles north of Stoney Cove.

Church of St Michael and All Saints

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Michael and All Saints is situated 1½ miles northeast of Stoney Cove.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutton in the Elms and Earl Shilton.

Sutton in the Elms is a settlement in the northwest of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire. Its name is sometimes abbreviated to Sutton Elms. Sutton is one of the three settlements mentioned in Domesday that now comprise Broughton Astley: namely Broctone, Sutone and Torp. Sutton in the Elms is situated 1½ miles east of Stoney Cove.

Earl Shilton

Town

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Earl Shilton is a market town in Leicestershire, England, about 5 miles from Hinckley and about 10 mi from Leicester. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 10,047. Earl Shilton is situated 3 miles northwest of Stoney Cove.

Narborough

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Narborough is a large village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, around six miles southwest of Leicester. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 8,498. Narborough is situated 3½ miles northeast of Stoney Cove.

Stoney Cove

Type: Body of water
Description: lake in the United Kingdom
Categories: lake, scuba diving, and sports location
Location: Stoney Stanton, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.54204° or 52° 32′ 31″ north

Longitude

-1.27493° or 1° 16′ 30″ west

Open location code

9C4WGPRG+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24920367

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=scuba_diving

Wikidata ID

Q2351615

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