Colony Reservoir
Colony Reservoir is a reservoir in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England. Colony Reservoir is situated nearby to the locality Warren Hills, as well as near Flat Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackbrook Reservoir and Mount St Bernard Abbey.
Blackbrook Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished.
Mount St Bernard Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Gtatler, Public domain.
Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coalville and Whitwick.
Coalville
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalville is a town in the North West Leicestershire district in the county of Leicestershire, England. The town is situated on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent.
Whitwick
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county.
Nanpantan
Village
Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanpantan is a historic village, ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to Nanpantan Reservoir.
Colony Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Charley, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7332° or 52° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
-1.314° or 1° 18′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C4WPMMP+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 261720501OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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