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Breedon on the Hill Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Breedon on the Hill
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	North West Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.802077
Longitude	-1.398328
Place Type	Village

About Breedon on the Hill

Breedon on the Hill commands a limestone prominence that has long anchored the horizon of North West Leicestershire. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 39°T, OS grid SK 406 228), and is situated west-south-west of Tonge village. High above the surrounding fields, the Breedon Hill SSSI reveals the ancient, rugged geology that has defined the character of the site for millennia. At the summit, the remnants of The Bulwarks provide a jagged silhouette against the sky, marking a prehistoric earthwork that once guarded this high ground. The light here seems to sharpen as it strikes the pale stone of the priory church, which stands as a solitary sentinel overlooking the plains below. Below the ridge, the land descends into the quieter, verdant reaches of the landscape where the Boden Brook meanders through the lower pastures. The air at this altitude possesses a bracing clarity, carrying the scent of exposed rock and distant, damp earth. Breedon on the Hill remains a place where the deep history of the terrain is still written in the sheer, abrupt faces of the cliffs and the enduring presence of its hilltop crown.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Breedon Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.2 mi, 347° NNW · 5 ha
The Bulwarks (Earthworks) (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 356° N · 2 ha
Boden Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 102° ESE
Breedon Cloud Wood And Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 151° SSE · 63 ha
Bird sculptures (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 160° SSE
Lock Up Known As The Round House, At The Junction Of Church Street And St Matthew'S Avenue (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 174° S
Ambro Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 026° NNE
The Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 319° NW
Melbourne Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.5 mi, 321° NW · 21 ha
Warren Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 210° SSW
New Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 304° WNW
Melbourne Castle Fortified Manor And Earlier Medieval Manorial Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 325° NW · 1 ha
Old Market Monument (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 322° NW
Staunton Harold Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.9 mi, 238° WSW · 84 ha
Market Place (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 319° NW
Starkey's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 026° NNE
Staunton Harold Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 285° WNW
Calke Abbey (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 266° W
Old Deer Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 261° W
Calke Explore (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 267° W
Diseworth Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 073° ENE
South Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 238° WSW
East Midlands Aeropark (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 046° NE
Nimrod R1 (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 046° NE
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 046° NE
The Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 360° N
Robin Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 298° WNW
Coleorton Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.5 mi, 191° S · 103 ha
Hough Tower Mill (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 177° S
Castle Donington Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 043° NE

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