Grace Dieu Wood
Grace Dieu Wood is a deciduous forest in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England. Grace Dieu Wood is situated nearby to the locality Broad Hill, as well as near Car Hill Rock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grace Dieu Priory and Blackbrook Reservoir.
Grace Dieu Priory
Archaeological site
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grace Dieu Priory was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in 1538.
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.
Belton
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belton is a small village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of Shepshed, 5.5 miles west-northwest of Loughborough, and 6 miles northeast of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Grace Dieu Wood
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7563° or 52° 45′ 23″ northLongitude
-1.3577° or 1° 21′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C4WQJ4R+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 381977433OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Broad Hill and Car Hill Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manor Farmhouse and Grace Dieu Park Cricket Club.
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