The Alders
The Alders is a forest in Thurcaston and Cropston, Charnwood District, England. The Alders is situated nearby to the village Cropston, as well as near Swithland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bradgate Park and Cropston Reservoir.
Bradgate Park
Park
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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
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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
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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.
Quorn
Village
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Quorn is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, near the university town of Loughborough. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, in neighbouring Derbyshire.
The Alders
Latitude
52.7002° or 52° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.1977° or 1° 11′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4WPR22+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 83484763OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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