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Lount Leicestershire Map

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

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

Latitude	52.770402
Longitude	-1.428305
Place Type	Hamlet

About Lount

Lount emerges from the Leicestershire landscape as a quiet intersection of industrial memory and quiet, marshy meadows. It lies 2.4 miles north-east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 48°T, OS grid SK 386 193), and is situated west of Newbold village. The topography here bears the subtle, uneven scars of past excavations, where the earth long ago surrendered its coal to the furnace. Only a short distance away, the Lount Meadows SSSi holds a stillness that contrasts with the heavy labour of former centuries, its damp grasses catching the pale, slanted light of an English afternoon. Beneath the surface of the surrounding woods, the Coal Mining Remains in Lount Wood serve as a silent, scheduled monument to the men who once worked deep within the seams. The horizon remains open and unpretentious, defined by the slow shift of seasons across fields that have been ploughed and reploughed for generations. Lount retains a singular, sparse character, where the architecture of the past is not found in grand spires, but in the enduring, rugged resilience of the soil itself. This place offers a glimpse into a history that is written not in books, but in the hollows and rises of the ground that local residents walk upon each day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lount Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.2 mi, 202° SSW · 9 ha
Coal Mining Remains In Lount Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 220° SW · 5 ha
Dogkennel Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 329° NNW
Warren Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 029° NNE
Staunton Harold Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.2 mi, 342° NNW · 84 ha
Money Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 244° WSW
Coleorton Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 154° SSE · 103 ha
South Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 293° WNW
Dimminsdale (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 335° NNW
Vinegar Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 094° E
Lock Up Known As The Round House, At The Junction Of Church Street And St Matthew'S Avenue (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 062° ENE
Hough Tower Mill (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 134° SE
Bird sculptures (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 061° ENE
Breedon Cloud Wood And Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 057° ENE · 63 ha
Old Deer Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 327° NNW
Little Dogkennel Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 337° NNW
Ashby Castle And Associated Formal Garden (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 222° SW · 3 ha
Calke Abbey (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 330° NNW
Ashby de la Zouch Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 229° SW
Ashby de la Zouch Castle (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 224° SW
Pisternhill Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 2.4 mi, 291° WNW
Cole Orton Brook (River) — 2.4 mi, 212° SSW
Calke Explore (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 319° NW
Bluebell Arboretum (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 263° W
Boden Brook (River) — 2.8 mi, 043° NE
Melbourne Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.4 mi, 005° N · 21 ha
Coalville Forest Advanture Park (Park) — 3.6 mi, 143° SE
Old Market Monument (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 002° N
Market Place (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 000° N
Century Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 148° SSE

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