Poultney Wood

Poultney Wood is a forest in Ulverscroft, Charnwood District, England. Poultney Wood is situated nearby to the locality Ulverscroft Lodge, as well as near the hamlet Copt Oak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stoneywell and Beacon Hill.

Stoneywell

Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stoneywell is a National Trust property in Ulverscroft, a dispersed settlement near Coalville in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire. Stoneywell is the largest of a small group of cottages designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Ernest Gimson.

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.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanpantan and Woodhouse Eaves.

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.

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.

Bardon Hill

Locality

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bardon Hill is the highest hill in Leicestershire, at 278 metres. The hill is also a 13.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and has been noted in literature. The second highest hill in Leicestershire is the nearby Beacon Hill.

Poultney Wood

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

52.7105° or 52° 42′ 38″ north

Longitude

-1.2713° or 1° 16′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C4WPP6H+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83357138

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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