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Donisthorpe Leicestershire Map

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

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Place	Donisthorpe
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	North West Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.722150
Longitude	-1.536395
Place Type	Village

About Donisthorpe

Donisthorpe holds the quiet gravity of a place transformed by the slow reclamation of its industrial heart. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 238°T, OS grid SK 314 139), and is situated west-north-west of Oakthorpe village. The horizon here is defined by the steady rise of Donisthorpe Woodland Park, where young trees now soften the harsh edges of former colliery workings. A pale, diffused light often catches the surface of Hooborough Brook as it meanders through the low ground, tracing a path that feels older than the brickwork of the surrounding houses. Residents walk paths that once vibrated with the heavy industry of the coal era, though now the silence is broken only by the sharp call of birds. A short distance away, the Moira Blast Furnace stands as a skeletal monument to the iron-wrought ambition that once powered this landscape. The air in Donisthorpe carries a crisp, lingering freshness, as if the earth is still exhaling from its long recovery. Such transitions turn the common soil into something reflective, where the ghosts of the deep mines are quieted by the encroaching reach of the forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Orchard Wood (Park) — 0.2 mi, 175° S
Donisthorpe Woodland Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 028° NNE
Hooborough Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 253° WSW
Saltersford Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 101° E
Moira Blast Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 007° N
Moira Furnace Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 002° N
Conkers National Forest Centre (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 346° NNW
Cadborough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 277° W
Dovecote 85M South Of Netherseal Old Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 244° WSW
Birds Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 167° SSE
Millennium Green (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
Linton Heath Sign (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 318° NW
Moated Site, Fishponds, Formal Garden And Settlement Earthworks East Of St Michael'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 176° S · 2 ha
Jubilee Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 143° SE
Sir John Moore Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 181° S
Ashby de la Zouch Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 056° ENE
Toboggan (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 349° N
Ashby de la Zouch Castle (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 060° ENE
Lodge Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 233° SW
Bluebell Arboretum (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 032° NNE
Sharpe's Pottery Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 345° NNW
Sharp's Bottom (Valley) — 4.3 mi, 023° NNE
Limehouse Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 017° NNE
Cadley Memorial Winding Wheel (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 326° NW
Ludlams Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 107° ESE
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 101° ESE
Bretby Colliery Winding House (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 326° NW
Twycross Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.8 mi, 176° S
Outdoor Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 176° S
Bretby Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.2 mi, 352° N · 280 ha

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