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Swepstone Leicestershire Map

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

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

Latitude	52.693210
Longitude	-1.455694
Place Type	Village

About Swepstone

Sunlight catches the weathered sandstone of St Peter’s Church, casting long, sharp shadows across the quiet lanes of Swepstone. It lies 2.5 miles west of Ibstock (from Ibstock: bearing 279°T, OS grid SK 368 107), and is situated north of Newton Burgoland village. Fields of heavy, dark clay stretch toward the horizon, punctuated by the rhythmic rise and fall of the Leicestershire hills. To the northeast, the canopy of Ludlams Wood shimmers with a restless, autumnal copper, marking the boundary where the cultivated earth meets the wilder thicket. Swepstone retains a sturdy, unadorned character, built upon centuries of agrarian toil that has left the local soil rich and demanding. Nearby, the Newton Burgoland Marshes Sssi hold a quiet, damp stillness, where the water clings to the reeds like molten glass under an overcast sky. The persistent, low-slung architecture of the older farmsteads remains a stubborn anchor against the sweeping, open winds of the East Midlands. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pulse of the industrial centres that once defined the surrounding region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ludlams Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.0 mi, 048° NE
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 043° NE
Newton Burgoland Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 147° SSE · 9 ha
Jubilee Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 266° W
Blower's Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 060° ENE
Gilwiskaw Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 260° W
Sence Valley Forest Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 083° E
Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 165° SSE
Darcy Park (Park) — 2.2 mi, 089° E
Ashby Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 186° S · 15 ha
Millennium Green (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 288° WNW
Motte And Associated Earthworks At Shackerstone (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 170° S
Breach Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 012° NNE
Birds Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 277° W
Moated Site, Fishponds, Formal Garden And Settlement Earthworks East Of St Michael'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 259° W · 2 ha
Donington-le-Heath Manor House (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 070° ENE
Sir John Moore Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 254° WSW
Ashby Castle And Associated Formal Garden (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 354° N · 3 ha
Ashby de la Zouch Castle (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 353° N
Century Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 053° NE
Ashby de la Zouch Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 351° N
Twycross Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 227° SW
Outdoor Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 227° SW
Moira Furnace Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 309° NW
Coleorton Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.4 mi, 023° NNE · 103 ha
Hough Tower Mill (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 034° NNE
Conkers National Forest Centre (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 310° NW
Bluebell Arboretum (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 343° NNW
Dogkennel Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.0 mi, 007° N
Sharp's Bottom (Valley) — 6.2 mi, 345° NNW

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