The Spinney

The Spinney is a forest in Great Glen, Harborough District, England. The Spinney is situated nearby to the village Great Glen, as well as near Burton Overy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leicester Airport and Church of St Cuthbert.

Leicester Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leicester Airport is an aerodrome located to the east of Stoughton, Leicestershire, England, about 6 miles east of Leicester city centre by road. The Leicestershire Aero Club Limited, the airport operator, provide elementary flight training, experience flights and the airport is home to a wide variety of private aircraft.

Church of St Cuthbert

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oadby and Wigston.

Oadby

Town

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Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate.

Wigston

Town

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Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024.

Fleckney

Village

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated 2.5 miles west of the A6 national route between Market Harborough and Leicester.

The Spinney

Type: Forest
Location: Great Glen, Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.577° or 52° 34′ 37″ north

Longitude

-1.0181° or 1° 1′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C4WHXGJ+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 473344587

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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