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Laughton Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Harborough · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Laughton
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	Harborough
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.494928
Longitude	-1.029651
Place Type	Hamlet

About Laughton

Ancient hedgerows define the quiet boundaries of Laughton, where the morning light catches the dew upon the rolling Leicestershire pastures. It lies 4.6 miles west-north-west of Market Harborough (from Market Harborough: bearing 283°T, OS grid SP 659 890), and is situated east of Mowsley village. The horizon here is vast and unencumbered, allowing the eye to trace the slow, deliberate curves of the terrain toward the quiet waters of Mowsley Brook. Laughton occupies a ridge of land that has long observed the passage of seasons, its soil yielding to the plough with a stubborn, heavy fertility. To the north-east, the Saddington Reservoir SSSI glimmers like a fallen fragment of the sky, reflecting the grey-blue clouds that frequently drift across this open Midlands expanse. The architecture of Laughton retains a modest, functional grace, comprised of stone and brick that has weathered the damp winds blowing from the west. Local life moves in harmony with the rhythms of the agricultural cycle, far removed from the frantic pace of industrial centres. Visitors often find that the stillness of Laughton possesses a singular, heavy gravity, as if the landscape itself were holding its breath against the encroaching modernity of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mowsley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 296° WNW
Gumley Medieval Settlement Remains, Rabbit Warren And Field Systems, 600M South West Of The Church Of St Helen (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE · 23 ha
Saddington Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 014° NNE · 19 ha
The Mot (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 072° ENE
Gumley Motte Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 068° ENE
Smeeton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 036° NE
Saddington Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 005° N
Knaptoft Medieval Settlement And Manorial Complex Including Church, Three Fishponds And Windmill Mound (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 279° W · 11 ha
Boy and Horse (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 086° E
John Ball Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 297° WNW
Foxton Locks (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 081° E
Foxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 080° E
The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 138° SE
Kilby - Foxton Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 354° N · 32 ha
The Coombes (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 157° SSE
Lubenham Hill Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.7 mi, 110° ESE
Kibworth Windmill Farm Park (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 030° NNE
Langton Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.2 mi, 059° ENE · 44 ha
Wistow Rural Centre (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 344° NNW
Wistow Maize Maze (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 345° NNW
Rupert's Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 131° SE
Welland Park (Park) — 4.7 mi, 107° ESE
Harborough Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 104° ESE
Clipston ROC Post (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 147° SSE
St Mary In Arden Church (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 101° ESE
The Green (Park) — 5.4 mi, 092° E
Mini Mischiefs (Theme Park) — 5.4 mi, 101° E
Battle of Naseby (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 165° SSE
Millennium Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 127° SE
Battle Of Naseby 1645 (Registered Battlefield) — 6.2 mi, 166° SSE · 452 ha

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