The Gorse
The Gorse is a forest in Shepshed, Charnwood District, England. The Gorse is situated nearby to the locality Lubcloud, as well as near the hamlet Oaks in Charnwood.Places of Interest
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughborough and Coalville.
Loughborough
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughborough is a market town in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England. The area has been represented since 2024, by Labour Party MP, Jeevun Sandher.
Coalville
Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalville is a town in the North West Leicestershire district in the county of Leicestershire, England. The town is situated on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent.
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.
The Gorse
- Type: Forest
- Location: Shepshed, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.7441° or 52° 44′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.2829° or 1° 16′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C4WPPV8+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 83103565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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