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

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.21602° or 1° 12′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C4WMQWM+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 755486064

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sliding Stone Wood and Hallgate Hill Covered Reservoir.

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