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Sproxton Leicestershire Map

Traditional county: Leicestershire · District / Borough: Melton · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Sproxton
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	Melton
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.810464
Longitude	-0.731717
Place Type	Village

About Sproxton

Sproxton holds a quiet authority over the high, rolling wolds of Leicestershire, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clutter of modern industry. It lies 7.2 miles east-north-east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 65°T, OS grid SK 855 244), and is situated south-south-east of Saltby village. Light here possesses a peculiar clarity, washing over the limestone walls and flint-flecked ironstone that define the local architecture. In the stillness of the churchyard, the Anglo-Scandinavian Cross stands as a weathered sentinel, its carved forms enduring long after the hands that shaped them have returned to the earth. Not far beyond the parish boundaries, the Sproxton Quarry Sssi reveals the ancient geological strata, offering a stark, exposed window into the deep history of the bedrock. The land falls away toward the east, where the Cringle Brook carves a persistent path through the valley floor, feeding the verdant pastures that have sustained Sproxton for generations. These fields, marked by the faint, rhythmic indentations of ridge and furrow, retain the memory of medieval agricultural life. Even as the seasons turn, Sproxton maintains a stoic composure, anchored by the enduring weight of its stone and the vast, shifting expanse of the East Midlands sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Anglo-Scandinavian Cross, St Bartholomew'S Churchyard (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 023° NNE
Sproxton Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 047° NE · 5 ha
Medieval Monastic Grange With Building Platforms And Dovecote At Saltby (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 053° NE · 3 ha
Cams Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 101° E
Cringle Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 091° E
Swallow Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 336° NNW
Bescaby Shrunken Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 299° WNW · 6 ha
River Eye (River) — 2.5 mi, 210° SSW
The Green (Park) — 2.7 mi, 072° ENE
King Lud'S Entrenchments And The Drift Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 014° NNE · 24 ha
Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 317° NW
Woolsthorpe Manor (Isaac Newton's Birthplace) (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 091° E
Knipton Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 326° NW
Isaac Newton Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 059° ENE
Cribbs Meadow (National Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 143° SE · 4 ha
Stapleford Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.6 mi, 211° SSW · 331 ha
Stoke Rochford Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.6 mi, 060° ENE · 186 ha
Motherford's Spring (Wetland) — 4.8 mi, 107° ESE
Frog Hollow (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 336° NNW
Market Overton Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 160° SSE
Harlaxton Manor (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.6 mi, 025° NNE · 178 ha
Twin Lakes Adventure Park (Theme Park) — 5.6 mi, 251° WSW
Twyford Woods (Park) — 5.8 mi, 096° E
Twyford Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.9 mi, 100° E
Stathern Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 6.3 mi, 315° NW
Whissendine Windmill (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 199° SSW
Rocks by Rail (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 166° SSE
Workshop (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 165° SSE
Melton Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 243° WSW
Melton Theatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 246° WSW

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