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North West Leicestershire

Charnwood Forest

forest, England, United Kingdom

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Charnwood
The borough’s name comes from Charnwood Forest, one of the ancient forests of the Midlands.
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The borough’s name comes from Charnwood Forest, one of the ancient forests of the Midlands.
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Leicestershire
…valley lie the hills of Charnwood Forest, where some of Britain’s oldest bedrock is exposed at the surface in the form of Precambrian gritstone. North and west of the forest lies the Leicestershire coalfield, the site of some of the earliest developments of the Industrial Revolution in canal and rail…
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…valley lie the hills of Charnwood Forest, where some of Britain’s oldest bedrock is exposed at the surface in the form of Precambrian gritstone. North and west of the forest lies the Leicestershire coalfield, the site of some of the earliest developments of the Industrial Revolution in canal and rail…
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North West Leicestershire
…in the upland area bordering Charnwood Forest, a former royal hunting ground to the east. Charnwood Forest consists of a series of barren ridges rising above 900 feet (275 metres) and exposing outcrops of late Precambrian tuffs, some of England’s oldest bedrock.
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…in the upland area bordering Charnwood Forest, a former royal hunting ground to the east. Charnwood Forest consists of a series of barren ridges rising above 900 feet (275 metres) and exposing outcrops of late Precambrian tuffs, some of England’s oldest bedrock.
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