The Rec
The Rec is a recreation area in Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire, England. The Rec is situated nearby to the church St Michaels and All Angels, as well as near the building The Moat House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School and Black Horse Inn.
Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School
School
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Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School, previously known as Appleby Grammar School, is a junior school situated in the village of Appleby Magna, in Leicestershire, England. Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School is situated 1,700 feet south of The Rec.
Black Horse Inn
Pub
Photo: the bitterman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Black Horse Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,700 feet east of The Rec.
Twycross Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World, and in 2006 re-launched itself as "Twycross Zoo – The World Primate Centre". Twycross Zoo is situated 2 miles south of The Rec.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Appleby Parva and No Man’s Heath.
Appleby Parva
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Appleby Parva, or Little Appleby, part of the parish of Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, is a hamlet about 1 mile south-west of Appleby church. It straddles the A444, south of the crossroads of the highways from Ashby de la Zouch to Tamworth, from Atherstone to Burton upon Trent and Junction 11 of the M42/A42. Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva are usually collectively known as Appleby.
No Man’s Heath
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
No Man's Heath is an area of the civil parish of Newton Regis, in the North Warwickshire district, in the county of Warwickshire, England, about 6 miles northeast of Tamworth.
Stretton en le Field
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stretton en le Field is a small village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about 7 miles/11 km south-west of Ashby de la Zouch, historically an exclave of Derbyshire.
The Rec
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.68372° or 52° 41′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.53857° or 1° 32′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C4WMFM6+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 95264865OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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