The Backwater

The Backwater is in Thrumpton, Rushcliffe, England. The Backwater is situated nearby to the residential building Thrumpton Hall, as well as near the deciduous forest Old Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saints Church and Thrumpton Hall.

All Saints Church

Church

Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

All Saints’ Church, Thrumpton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire. A stone font in the churchyard is Grade II listed. All Saints Church is situated 1,500 feet east of The Backwater.

Thrumpton Hall

Residential building

Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thrumpton Hall is an English country house in the village of Thrumpton near Nottingham. It operated as a wedding venue until November 2020. Thrumpton Hall is situated 730 feet east of The Backwater.

Trent Viaducts

Bridge

Photo: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trent Viaducts are two adjacent parallel railway bridges which carry the Midland Main Line over the River Trent between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Trent Viaducts is situated 3,400 feet west of The Backwater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thrumpton and Ratcliffe-on-Soar.

Thrumpton

Village

Photo: Chris J Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thrumpton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 152, increasing to 165 at the 2011 census, and 178 at the 2021 census.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar

Village

Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar, sometimes written Ratcliffe-upon-Soar or Radcliffe-on-Soar, is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire on the River Soar. Ratcliffe-on-Soar is situated 1½ miles south of The Backwater.

Long Eaton

Town

Photo: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies just north of the River Trent, about 6 miles south-west of Nottingham and 9 miles south-east of Derby. Long Eaton is situated 2 miles northwest of The Backwater.

The Backwater

Type: Body of water
Location: Thrumpton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.87629° or 52° 52′ 35″ north

Longitude

-1.25085° or 1° 15′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C4WVPGX+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55087146

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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