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Staunton Harold Reservoir

by stevezero

Staunton Harold Reservoir is a stretch of water owned by Severn trent, but available for the public for walks, angling, boating and other water sports. It sits right on the border of Derbyshire and leicestershire, near to Clke Abbey. It is a parrticurarly good spot for a walk on a summer's day.The name of Staunton Harold Reservoir comes from the local name for limestone and after Harold, 12th Century Lord of the Manor. The Reservoir used to be six ponds originally owned by the Harpur Crew family (which dates back to the 17th Century). It now has a surface area of 209 acres. The disused Tower windmill which dominates the skyline on Staunton Harold Reservoir dates from 1798.

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Ingarsby DMV

by leics

DMV is archaeologists' shorthand for 'deserted Medieval village'. Leicestershire has quite a lot of these, some depopulated because of Plague but most because of the landowners' desire to make money.Ingarsby is a particularly good example. Signed off the A47 at Houghton-on-the-Hill, a winding lane takes you down into a pretty valley. The DMV of Ingarsby (depopulated in 1469 by the canons of Leicester Abbey) lies to the right. The sloping pasture field still clearly shows the main street, house platforms and ridge and furrow fields. A Norman 'motte' (earthen castle-mound) lies on the opposite hilltop.A lovely place to explore, perhaps with a picnic. Birds, badgers, trees and flowers. There's a bridle/ footpath crossing the site and it's a scheduled ancient monument.

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Beautiful Reserviour hidden in Leicestershire

by Ujamaflip

Swithland Reservoir lies just south of Quorn, it is about 1.5miles long, and is divided by the Great Central Railway. It can bee seen from several vantage points, including from the Great Central Railway itself. The lake is home much birdlife, and is a beautiful, tranquil environment.

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The centre of England?

by leics

Close to the western border of Leicestershire lies the tiny hamlet of High Cross which is supposed to be the centre point of England. The marker in the photo, dating from the 1700's, is tucked away in the car park of a hotel. High Cross is certainly the crossing point of two major Roman roads.....Watling Street, which runs north-south and the Fosse Way, running east-west. You'd think that there would be an important Roman town at this point, but no-one has found it yet although there is a villa within a mile or so. The old Fosse Way runs from the village towards Leicester and is a lovely walk, worth exploring.

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Q:  Hi, I will be touring some colleges in the UK this Fall and I was wondering is there public transportation options from London to... 

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A: I think member Leics is probably your best bet, being as 'ow Leicestershire is her home shire. However, as a beginning, I can say that you can take a train from London... 

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