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Shenton Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Hinckley and Bosworth · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Shenton
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	Hinckley and Bosworth
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.599451
Longitude	-1.429927
Place Type	Village

About Shenton

Shenton emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of Leicestershire as a place where the heavy, iron-scented air of the past lingers over the fields. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Market Bosworth (from Market Bosworth: bearing 214°T, OS grid SK 387 003), and is situated north-west of Dadlington village. The landscape here holds the stillness of an old manuscript, particularly where the sunlight catches the stone of the dovecote immediately west of Shenton Hall, casting shadows that seem to stretch toward the ghosts of 1485. Beyond the gardens, the tracks of Shenton Station remain, their rusted silence offering a sharp contrast to the soft, rhythmic rustle of the surrounding meadows. One senses the weight of the nearby battlefield in the way the horizon hangs heavy over the earth, as if the soil itself remembers the sudden, violent shifts of the crown. The morning light often washes over the paddocks with a pale, thin brilliance, revealing the subtle contours that once witnessed the end of a medieval epoch. Shenton maintains a composure that defies the clamour of the modern world, preferring the slow, seasonal pulse of the water-meadows and the patient, enduring gaze of the ancient trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shenton Station (Park) — locality lies within
Dovecote Immediately West Of Shenton Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 0.1 mi, 140° SE
King Richard's Well (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 105° ESE
Ambion Hill (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 097° E
Ambion Deserted Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 104° ESE · 2 ha
Bosworth Field Visitor Centre (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 100° E
Bosworth Battlefield Country Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 100° E
Battle Of Bosworth (Field) 1485 (Registered Battlefield) — 1.1 mi, 150° SSE · 11k acres
Kendall'S Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 163° SSE · 3 ha
Battle of Bosworth 1485 (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 195° SSW
Bowl Barrow At Sutton Cheney (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 085° E
loyalte me lie (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 088° E
Crown Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 165° SSE
Looking Glass Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 058° ENE
Tweed River (River) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
Hungry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 200° SSW
Sheepy Fields Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 292° WNW · 5 ha
Foundation Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 088° E
Ratcliffe Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 258° WSW
Witherley Brook (River) — 4.1 mi, 249° WSW
Red Hall Top (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 118° ESE
Hinckley and District Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 149° SSE
Concordia Theatre (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 148° SSE
North Warwickshire Museum and Community Hub (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 252° WSW
back-to-back housing (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 253° WSW
The Dingle (Valley) — 5.5 mi, 211° SSW
Twycross Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.5 mi, 312° NW
Outdoor Theatre (Theatre) — 5.5 mi, 311° NW
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 196° SSW
Merevale Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 6.0 mi, 251° WSW · 194 ha

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