Church of St James the Greater
Church of St James the Greater is a church in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England which is located on Oaks Road. Church of St James the Greater is situated nearby to the marketplace Lubcloud Dairy; milk, cream etc, as well as near the park Jungle Trail.Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St James the Greater” and “St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood”
- Address: Oaks Road, LE12 9YD
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackbrook Reservoir and Mount St Bernard Abbey.
Blackbrook Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Guise, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished.
Mount St Bernard Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Gtatler, Public domain.
Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley. Mount St Bernard Abbey is situated 1 mile west of Church of St James the Greater.
Felicity’s Wood
Forest
Felicity's Wood is a woodland in Leicestershire, England, near the village of Woodhouse Eaves. It covers a total area of 8.77 hectares. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. Felicity’s Wood is situated 2 miles east of Church of St James the Greater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oaks in Charnwood and Nanpantan.
Oaks in Charnwood
Hamlet
Oaks in Charnwood is a hamlet of scattered houses in the English county of Leicestershire within the Charnwood Forest. Oaks in Charnwood is located in and is part of the Civil Parish of Charley in North West Leicestershire.
Nanpantan
Village
Photo: MaltaGC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanpantan is a historic village, ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located in the south-west of the town of Loughborough. It is home to Nanpantan Reservoir. Nanpantan is situated 2 miles east of Church of St James the Greater.
Bardon Hill
Locality
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bardon Hill is the highest Hill in Leicestershire and on a clear day the Malvern and Shropshire Hills, summits in Derbyshire and Lincoln Cathedral can be seen. Bardon Hill is situated 2 miles south of Church of St James the Greater.
Church of St James the Greater
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Charley, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.7426° or 52° 44′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.30051° or 1° 18′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C4WPMVX+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 767835738OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26643344
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