Owston Woods
Owston Woods is a forest in Withcote, Harborough District, England. Owston Woods is situated nearby to the locality Furze Hill, as well as near Whatborough Deserted Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sauvey Castle and Launde Abbey.
Sauvey Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sauvey Castle is a medieval castle, near Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It was probably built by King John in 1211 as a secluded hunting lodge in Leighfield Forest.
Launde Abbey
Convention center
Photo: David Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory.
Withcote Chapel
Church
Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Withcote Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Withcote, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braunston-in-Rutland and Knossington.
Braunston-in-Rutland
Village
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braunston-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 392 at the 2001 census, including Brooke and increasing to 502 at the 2011 census.
Knossington
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knossington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Knossington and Cold Overton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located close to the border with Rutland, around 4 miles west of Oakham.
Tilton on the Hill
Village
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilton on the Hill is a village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead in the Harborough district of Leicestershire.
Owston Woods
Latitude
52.6506° or 52° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.8332° or 0° 49′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C4XM528+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 56751832OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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