Church of St Leonard
Church of St Leonard is a church in Swithland, Charnwood District, England. Church of St Leonard is situated nearby to the memorial Mountsorrel Cross, as well as near the building Swithland Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Swithland, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Leonard” and “St Leonard’s Church, Swithland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mountsorrel Cross and Swithland Hall.
Mountsorrel Cross
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mountsorrel Cross is a market cross that dates from the Middle Ages. It originally stood on Main Street in the village of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, but was moved in the late 18th century to a position 250 metres south-east of St Leonard's Church, Swithland, where it still stands. Mountsorrel Cross is situated 910 feet southeast of Church of St Leonard.
Swithland Hall
Building
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Swithland Hall is a 19th-century Neoclassical country house in Swithland, Leicestershire, designed by James Pennethorne. Swithland Hall is situated 1,700 feet east of Church of St Leonard.
Swithland Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Duncan Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swithland Viaduct is a railway viaduct in Leicestershire that carries the former Great Central Main Line over Swithland Reservoir. It is unusual in that it carries the line over a reservoir rather than a valley. Swithland Viaduct is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Church of St Leonard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cropston and Woodhouse Eaves.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of Church of St Leonard.
Quorn
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Quorn is situated 2½ miles north of Church of St Leonard.
Church of St Leonard
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Swithland, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.71028° or 52° 42′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.18006° or 1° 10′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C4WPR69+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 878875013OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17534244
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