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Sunrise over Tamworth

Tamworth

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction W)

In the 8th century the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia was ruled from Tamworth. Later in AD 913, a fortress was built here by the daughter of King Alfred...

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The Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.

Ashby de la Zouch

(7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction N)

This town takes its name from the La Souche family, lords of the manor from about 1160. The Norman prefix distinguishes Ashby from other towns of similar name...

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Kingsbury

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction SW)

Kingsbury lies in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, it is most notable for its water-park which offers an oasis of calm for visitors escaping the hurried life of Birmingham and other nearby cities and large towns...

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Nuneaton

Nuneaton

(9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction S)

It was the arrival of the railways in 1847 that caused Nuneaton to develop as an industrial textile and engineering town...

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Staunton Harold Church and Hall, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

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Canal boats

Bodymoor Heath

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction SW)

This lovely rural area is well known as the home of the training ground for Aston Villa Football Club...

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Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction SE)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

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Off Burton Bridge, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction NW)

Burton-on-Trent is an attractive town, it has a pleasing market place surrounded by pleasant properties, some being timber-frame black and white...

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All Saints Church

Newtown Linford

(12.7 miles, 20.4 km, direction E)

This picturesque village is situated in the Charnwood Forest area of Leicestershire...

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Cathedral Reflected in Minster Pool

Lichfield

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction W)

The Lichfield Markets have been held on the historic Market Square since King Stephen granted the first charter for a market in 1153. In the past martyrs were burnt at the.....

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Coventry Canal

Pooley Country Park

(4.4 miles, 7.0 km, direction SW)

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Moira Furnace & Ashby Canal

Moira Furnace Museum

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N)

Moira Furnace is one of the best examples of an early 19th Century iron-making blast furnace anywhere in Europe. It was built in.....

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Merevale Hall, Atherstone, Warwickshire

Merevale Hall

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction S)

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Market Bosworth Country Park

Market Bosworth Country Park

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction E)

A landscaped 35-hectare park which was formerly part of Bosworth Hall deer parkland. There are fine, mature trees, a lake, a.....

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Sence Valley Country Park, Ibstock, Leicestershire

Sence Valley Forest Park

(6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

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Assault course at Conkers, Moira, Leicestershire

Conkers

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)

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The memorial sundial

The Battle of Bosworth Field

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SE)

At Amble Hill where the Battle of Bosworth was fought on 22 August 1485 close to the village of Sutton Cheney. The Battle of.....

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

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View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle

(7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

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