Question About Leicestershiire Geography.

 Hello,

 As I've mentioned in my earlier threads I'm interested in finding out about some of the naturally occuring hone stones that were quarried in the UK. One of the most famous hone producing areas is Charnwood Forest in the Loughborough area of Leicestershire. The local industry was relatively well documented but I have run into an issue that I need some help clarifying.

 The most highly regarded quarry in the area was Whittle Hill. I have found an advert from the Loughborough Telegraph dated April 12th 1837, that appears to announce the official opening of the quarry, however I've also found reference to a site known as Whittle's Warren that was mentioned in an 1800 report. It states that, ".. at Gate-House Hill, now called Whittle's Warre, in the Royalty of Beaumanor in this forest... exist quantities of most excellent stones." I've tried to find out more, but I'm having trouble finding any more references to Whittle's Warren. Therefore I wanted to ask if anyone knows what this area is called today and where it exists in relation to Whittle Hill, or if it is indeed the same area.

  As always, any advice ir assistance that you can offer will be most appreciated.

  Kindest regards,

 Alex

Hello again Stephanie,

Thankyou very much for your suggestin. Unfortunately I don't have an old OS Map or co-ordinates for either location. One thing that I have learned during my research is that whilst the hone stone industry was much more extensive than I first thought, with many different types of stone that I had not heard of before, the whole industry was very poorly documented at the time and as a consequence there is very little archival material to draw on today.

Kindest regards,

Alex