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Oakthorpe Leicestershire Map

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

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

Latitude	52.715599
Longitude	-1.518982
Place Type	Village

About Oakthorpe

Oakthorpe retains a quiet, stoic character shaped by the legacy of coal mining that once stirred beneath its heavy, dark-soiled fields. It lies 2.9 miles south-west of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (from Ashby-de-la-Zouch: bearing 222°T, OS grid SK 325 132), and is situated north-west of Measham village. The morning light often catches the silver, slender currents of Saltersford Brook, which winds its way through the periphery like a thread of cold, forgotten mercury. To the north-north-west, the trees of Saltersford Wood stand as a dense, dark anchor against the horizon, marking the transition from the industrial scars of the past into a reclaimed, green stillness. Oakthorpe holds its history in the quiet spaces between houses, where the echoes of colliery whistles have long since surrendered to the persistent, low-frequency hum of the wind. Broad, open skies dominate the landscape here, offering a vast, indifferent canvas that transforms the mundane brickwork of local cottages into something sharp and strangely luminous at dusk. The geography remains defined by these low, rolling swells of earth, which seem to hold the weight of the coal seams that once dictated the rhythm of every heartbeat in the vicinity. Through the changing seasons, the land persists in its honest, unadorned state, neither seeking nor needing the vanity of grandeur.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saltersford Wood (Park) — 0.2 mi, 328° NNW
Saltersford Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
Orchard Wood (Park) — 0.8 mi, 293° WNW
Millennium Green (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 153° SSE
Birds Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 197° SSW
Hooborough Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 283° WNW
Moira Blast Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 331° NNW
Moira Furnace Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 330° NNW
Jubilee Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 153° SSE
Conkers National Forest Centre (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 327° NNW
Cadborough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 287° WNW
Moated Site, Fishponds, Formal Garden And Settlement Earthworks East Of St Michael'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 194° SSW · 2 ha
Dovecote 85M South Of Netherseal Old Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 263° W
Sir John Moore Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW
Ashby de la Zouch Castle (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 046° NE
Linton Heath Sign (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 313° NW
Ashby de la Zouch Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 042° NE
Ludlams Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 104° ESE
Bluebell Arboretum (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 018° NNE
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 097° E
Lodge Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 244° WSW
Toboggan (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 340° NNW
Sharpe's Pottery Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 337° NNW
Twycross Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.4 mi, 185° S
Outdoor Theatre (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 186° S
Newton Burgoland Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.5 mi, 129° SE · 9 ha
Ashby Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.5 mi, 147° SSE · 15 ha
Sharp's Bottom (Valley) — 4.6 mi, 013° NNE
Limehouse Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 007° N
Cadley Memorial Winding Wheel (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 322° NW

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