Lake Spinney

Lake Spinney is a forest in Burton and Dalby, Melton District, England. Lake Spinney is situated nearby to the village Little Dalby, as well as near Great Dalby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burrough Hill and Church of St James, Little Dalby.

Burrough Hill

Peak

Photo: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Burrough on the Hill, 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray in the English county of Leicestershire. Situated on a promontory about 210 metres above sea level, the site commands views over the surrounding countryside for miles around.

Church of St James, Little Dalby

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melton Mowbray and Burton Lazars.

Melton Mowbray

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melton Mowbray, usually referred to locally as just Melton, is a market town in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is famous for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production.

Burton Lazars

Village

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Burton Lazars is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.

Great Dalby

Village

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great Dalby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, with a population of between 300 and 400.

Lake Spinney

Type: Forest
Location: Burton and Dalby, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.719° or 52° 43′ 8″ north

Longitude

-0.87° or 0° 52′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C4XP49J+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 342063464

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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