Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: North West Leicestershire · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Oaks in Charnwood |
| Traditional County | Leicestershire |
| District / Borough | North West Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.742903 |
| Longitude | -1.310044 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Oaks in Charnwood gathers its modest collection of stone dwellings amidst the rugged, ancient rock formations that define the Leicestershire landscape. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Shepshed (from Shepshed: bearing 203°T, OS grid SK 466 163), and is situated east of Whitwick village. Rising ground defines the horizon here, where the gentle slopes of Moult Hill and Flat Hill stand as quiet sentinels over the rooftops. The air holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the Charnwood Lodge Sssi, which stretches out its wild, rocky expanse to the south. Oaks in Charnwood possesses a character forged by this challenging terrain, where the granite outcrops break through the earth like the knuckles of an aged hand. History lingers in the local stone, which seems to absorb the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands sky throughout the changing seasons. The residents remain tethered to an environment where the craggy remnants of the prehistoric past are never truly distant from the front door. Such a landscape demands a certain fortitude, grounding the spirit in the enduring, unyielding geology of the hills.
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Explore Oaks in Charnwood, Leicestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.742903, -1.310044. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |