Gisborne’s Gorse

Gisborne’s Gorse is a forest in Charley, North West Leicestershire, England. Gisborne’s Gorse is situated nearby to the locality Alter Stone, as well as near Timberwood Hill.

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.

Church of St James the Greater

Church

Photo: Andrew Tatlow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coalville and Whitwick.

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.

Whitwick

Village

Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county.

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.

Gisborne’s Gorse

Type: Forest
Location: Charley, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7335° or 52° 44′ 1″ north

Longitude

-1.304° or 1° 18′ 15″ west

Open location code

9C4WPMMW+C9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 842872629

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alter Stone and Timberwood Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Office and Cat Hill Wood.

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