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Sketchley Old Village Leicestershire Map

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

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

Latitude	52.524983
Longitude	-1.375544
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Sketchley Old Village

Sketchley Old Village retains a quiet gravity where the suburban sprawl of Leicestershire meets the lingering memory of older, agrarian boundaries. It lies 1.1 miles south of Hinckley (from Hinckley: bearing 184°T, OS grid SP 424 920). Slate-grey mornings often find the light sharpening the edges of local brickwork, casting long shadows that stretch toward the slow-moving currents of Sketchley Brook. Beyond the modern residential lanes, the land holds the faint, hushed imprint of the deserted village of Stretton Baskerville, a vast expanse of fourteen hectares where the earth remembers foundations long surrendered to the grass. The air here carries a subtle, damp weight, suggesting the proximity of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal, which cuts its own patient path through the western horizon. Sketchley Old Village bridges the distance between these historical echoes and the encroaching pace of the twenty-first century. Iron railings and well-tended hedges define the domestic edges, yet the sky remains wide enough to observe the shifting weather patterns rolling in from the open fields. In the quiet transition of the seasons, the place feels neither fully urban nor entirely untamed, but rather a space held in steady, deliberate suspension.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sketchley Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 319° NW
Deserted Village Of Stretton Baskerville (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 201° SSW · 14 ha
Ashby-de-la-zouch Canal (River) — 0.7 mi, 290° WNW
Granville Road Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 353° N
Rock Gardens (Park) — 0.9 mi, 343° NNW
Remains Of The Motte And Bailey Castle At Hinckley (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 017° NNE
The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 143° SE
Concordia Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
Hinckley and District Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 003° N
Bowl Barrow 490M North West Of Abbey Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 157° SSE
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 220° SW
Burbage Wood And Aston Firs Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 057° ENE · 51 ha
Brick Kiln Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 030° NNE
Thorn Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 234° SW
Red Hall Top (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 028° NNE
George Eliot Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 268° W
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 265° W
Withybrook Spinney (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 161° SSE
Sapcote Castle (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 079° E
Kendall'S Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 334° NNW · 3 ha
The Abbey Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 268° W
Stoney Cove (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 075° ENE
Battle of Bosworth 1485 (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 323° NW
Griff Roundabout (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 246° WSW
Battle Of Bosworth (Field) 1485 (Registered Battlefield) — 4.6 mi, 338° NNW · 11k acres
The Dingle (Valley) — 5.1 mi, 275° W
King Richard's Well (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 344° NNW
Bosworth Field Visitor Centre (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 346° NNW
Bedworth Heritage Centre (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 233° SW
Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.2 mi, 231° SW · 3 ha

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