Sliding Stone Wood
Sliding Stone Wood is a forest in Newtown Linford, Charnwood District, England. Sliding Stone Wood is situated nearby to the village Newtown Linford, as well as near Cropston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir.
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.
Cropston Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Charlie629, CC BY 3.0.
Cropston Reservoir lies in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, England. The dam and associated water works are in Cropston, while the bulk of the reservoir is in the neighbouring Newtown Linford parish.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenfield and Woodhouse Eaves.
Glenfield
Village
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Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643.
Woodhouse Eaves
Village
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.
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.
Sliding Stone Wood
Latitude
52.6971° or 52° 41′ 50″ northLongitude
-1.2149° or 1° 12′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C4WMQWP+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 83484723OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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