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Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire Map

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

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Place	Waltham on the Wolds
Traditional County	Leicestershire
District / Borough	Melton
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.817277
Longitude	-0.810550
Place Type	Village

About Waltham on the Wolds

Waltham on the Wolds commands a high, airy plateau where the wind brushes against the limestone edges of the East Midlands. It lies 4.8 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray (from Melton Mowbray: bearing 43°T, OS grid SK 802 250), and is situated west-north-west of Stonesby village. The horizon here is vast and stripped of clutter, offering a clear view toward the quiet geological curiosity of Stonesby Quarry Sssi, where the earth reveals its ancient, layered bones. Stone houses turn their faces toward the sun, absorbing a pale, honeyed light that seems to clarify the very air around the church spire. To the north-east, the elevation rises toward Lings Hill, anchoring the landscape in a series of disciplined, rolling swells. Waltham on the Wolds serves as a waypoint for those traversing the high ground, a place where the agricultural labour of the plains meets the starker character of the uplands. The architecture remains heavy and composed, built from the local rock that dictates the muted, earthen colour palette of the streets. Every lane here feels exposed to the elements, granting the observer a sense of space that is both bracing and deeply quiet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stonesby Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 088° E · 3 ha
Bescaby Shrunken Medieval Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 062° ENE · 6 ha
Lings Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 015° NNE
Croxton Park Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 035° NE · 97 ha
Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 035° NE
Post Mill At Windmill Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 035° NE
Croxton Abbey And Associated Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 042° NE · 16 ha
Swallow Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 058° ENE
Twin Lakes Adventure Park (Theme Park) — 3.0 mi, 220° SW
Knipton Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 016° NNE
River Eye (River) — 3.3 mi, 141° SE
Thorpe Brook (River) — 3.6 mi, 217° SW
Melton Country Park (Park) — 3.9 mi, 223° SW
Stathern Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 344° NNW
Frog Hollow (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 014° NNE
Stapleford Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.5 mi, 168° SSE · 331 ha
Melton Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 219° SW
Village Green (Park) — 4.8 mi, 304° NW
Melton Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 224° SW
Long Clawson Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 288° WNW
Belvoir Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 017° NNE · 913 ha
The Mount motte at Melton Mowbray (Scheduled Monument) (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 222° SW
Priory Water (Wetland) — 6.8 mi, 234° SW
Whissendine Windmill (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 170° S
Cribbs Meadow (National Nature Reserve) — 7.2 mi, 124° ESE · 4 ha
Naturescape Tea Room (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 323° NW
Isaac Newton Monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 076° ENE
Harlaxton Manor (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 7.4 mi, 051° NE · 178 ha
Vale of Belvoir (Valley) — 7.5 mi, 344° NNW
Woolsthorpe Manor (Isaac Newton's Birthplace) (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 094° E

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