Nanpanton Hill

Nanpanton Hill is a forest in Charnwood District, Leicestershire, England. Nanpanton Hill is situated nearby to the village Nanpantan, as well as near the locality Blackbird’s Nest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beacon Hill and Nanpantan Reservoir.

Beacon Hill

Peak

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beacon Hill, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom. It is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Nanpantan Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: SMJ, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nanpantan Reservoir is a reservoir in Leicestershire, near Nanpantan. The reservoir, with a capacity of 132,000 cubic metres, was built in 1870 to provide drinking water for Loughborough. It is owned by Severn Trent.

Outwoods

Forest

The Outwoods is a 40 hectares ancient wood and visitor attraction overlooking Loughborough and the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England. It has rare rock outcrops, many species of woodland plants and substantial wildlife, and it is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughborough and Shelthorpe.

Loughborough

Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loughborough is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council and, in the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884.

Shelthorpe

Suburb

Shelthorpe is a ward and suburb of Loughborough, in the Charnwood district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.

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.

Nanpanton Hill

Type: Forest
Location: Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7477° or 52° 44′ 52″ north

Longitude

-1.2602° or 1° 15′ 37″ west

Open location code

9C4WPPXQ+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83077727

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Blackbird’s Nest and Lubcloud.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary in Charnwood and Roe’s Plantation.

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