Desford Brickworks

Desford Brickworks is a quarry in Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. Desford Brickworks is situated nearby to Brickworks Pond, as well as near the forest Royal Tigers Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and Tropical Birdland.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter is situated 1 mile northeast of Desford Brickworks.

Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours. Tropical Birdland is situated 1½ miles southeast of Desford Brickworks.

Newbold Verdon Library

Library

Photo: John Welford, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newbold Verdon Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Desford Brickworks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merry Lees and Thornton.

Merry Lees

Hamlet

Merry Lees is a small settlement and industrial park located in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It forms as part of the Bagworth and Thornton civil parish.

Thornton

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.

Botcheston

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Botcheston is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6.5 miles west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile north of the village.

Desford Brickworks

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Bagworth and Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.65293° or 52° 39′ 11″ north

Longitude

-1.31772° or 1° 19′ 4″ west

Operator

Forterra

Open location code

9C4WMM3J+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265277365

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brickworks Pond and Royal Tigers Wood.

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