Cropston Leys
Cropston Leys is a residential area in Swithland, Charnwood District, England. Cropston Leys is situated nearby to the forest Moore Spinney, as well as near the pond Puddle Dyke.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swithland Wood and The Brand and Cropston Reservoir.
Swithland Wood and The Brand
Park
Photo: Benjaminianwatson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swithland Wood and The Brand is a 87.9 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Woodhouse Eaves in Leicestershire. Swithland Wood is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade II. Swithland Wood and The Brand is situated 2,500 feet west of Cropston Leys.
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.
Church of St Leonard
Church
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Church of St Leonard is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Cropston Leys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.
Cropston
Village
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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.
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. Woodhouse Eaves is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cropston Leys.
Broadnook
Village
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Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre. Broadnook is situated 2½ miles east of Cropston Leys.
Cropston Leys
Latitude
52.70384° or 52° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.19288° or 1° 11′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C4WPR34+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 858067194OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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