Woodhouse Eaves
Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England.
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![]() Woodhouse Eaves church and war monument | |
![]() ![]() Woodhouse Eaves Location within Leicestershire | |
Population | 1,693 (2018 census) |
OS grid reference | SK529140 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Loughborough |
Postcode district | LE12 |
Dialling code | 01509 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Nearby are the villages of Quorn, Swithland, and Newtown Linford. Breakback Road leads from the village to Nanpantan and Loughborough.
The church of St Paul is a granite building with a slate roof, constructed to the designs of William Railton in 1837 and extended by Ewan Christian in 1880.[1]
Notable people
- Former Nottingham Forest, Leicester City and England goalkeeper Peter Shilton lived in Woodhouse Eaves.
- Tennis player Katie Boulter.[2][3]
References
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1074609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- "Woodhouse Eaves tennis player Katie Boulter in action at Loughborough University". Leicester Mercury. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- Sharpe, James (23 January 2014). "Tennis: Loughborough's Katie Boulter reaches Australian Open final". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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