Dragon’s Back
Dragon’s Back is in Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, England. Dragon’s Back is situated nearby to the forest Sliding Stone Wood, as well as near Hallgate Hill Covered Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bradgate Park and Old John.
Bradgate Park
Park
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bradgate Park is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres. The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland.
Old John
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Duncharris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old John is the highest hill in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, on the southern edge of Charnwood Forest. It gives its name to the folly that stands at its top. Old John is situated 1,700 feet west of Dragon’s Back.
Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leicestershire Yeomanry War Memorial is situated 2,100 feet west of Dragon’s Back.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.
Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston, part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England. Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 2 miles north of Dragon’s Back.
Copt Oak
Hamlet
Copt Oak is a hamlet in Leicestershire, England. It is located in the North West Leicestershire district near the large village of Markfield and the rural hamlets of Abbots Oak, Charley, Ulverscroft, and Nanpantan. Copt Oak is situated 3 miles west of Dragon’s Back.
Dragon’s Back
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.69625° or 52° 41′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.21602° or 1° 12′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4WMQWM+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 755486064OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
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Highlights include Sliding Stone Wood and Hallgate Hill Covered Reservoir.
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