Cropston 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Bradgate Park and Old John.
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.
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.
Swithland Wood and The Brand
Park
Photo: Benjaminianwatson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenfield and Birstall.
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.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
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.
Cropston Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in the United Kingdom
- 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
52.6918° or 52° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.1944° or 1° 11′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C4WMRR4+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 2907746OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q5187994
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In Other Languages
“Cropston Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Cropston Reservoir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cropston and Heathe Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Wood and Cropston Caravan Site.
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