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Oaks in Charnwood is a hamlet of scattered houses in the English county of Leicestershire within the Charnwood Forest. Oaks in Charnwood is located in and is part of the Civil Parish of Charley in North West Leicestershire. The ecclesiastical Parish of Oaks in Charnwood extends to the north of the Charley civil parish boundary, into the Shepshed civil parish.

The centre of this small hamlet is the Church of St. James the Greater, which lies in a valley.

The church, erected in 1815 and consecrated on the day of Waterloo, was rebuilt and enlarged in 1883, it is of forest stone in the Early English style and has an embattled western tower with a small pyramid roof. A feature of the church is a collection of French lances mounted on the north wall of the church, said to have been retrieved from the field at Waterloo.^{[citation needed]}

The church was part of a united benefice with Saint Peter's, Copt Oak. It is linked with the church of Saint Botolph, Shepshed.^[1]

Opposite the Church of St. James the Greater is Oaks and District Tennis Club,^[2] a not-for-profit club, with three tennis courts.

The Oaks is also the site of a campsite for Scouts.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20070929201159/http://www.oakscampsite.org.uk/index.php

52°44′10″N 1°17′49″W / 52.736°N 1.297°W / 52.736; -1.297

http://www.charleyheritage.org.uk

References

^ "Home". shepshedandoaks.co.uk.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Home". shepshedandoaks.co.uk.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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 '''Oaks in Charnwood''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of scattered houses in the [[England|English]] county of [[Leicestershire]] within the [[Charnwood Forest]]. Oaks in Charnwood is located in and is part of the Civil Parish of Charley in North West Leicestershire. The ecclesiastical Parish of Oaks in Charnwood extends to the north of the Charley civil parish boundary, into the Shepshed civil parish.
 [[File:Church of St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood.jpg|thumb|left|The Oaks Church]]
-The center of this small hamlet is the Church of St. James the Greater, which nestles in a picturesque valley.
+The centre of this small hamlet is the Church of St. James the Greater, which lies in a valley.
-The church, erected in 1815 and consecrated on the day of [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]], was rebuilt and enlarged in 1883, it is of forest stone in the Early English style and has an embattled western tower with a small pyramid roof. A particularly interesting feature is a collection of French lances mounted on the north wall of the church, said to have been retrieved from the field at Waterloo,<ref>North West Leicestershire, Official Guide.</ref>
+The church, erected in 1815 and consecrated on the day of [[Battle of Waterloo|Waterloo]], was rebuilt and enlarged in 1883, it is of forest stone in the Early English style and has an embattled western tower with a small pyramid roof. A feature of the church is a collection of French lances mounted on the north wall of the church, said to have been retrieved from the field at Waterloo.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
 [[File:Oaks and District Tennis Club.jpg|thumb|right|Oaks and District Tennis Club]]
-The church was formerly part of a united benefice with Saint Peter's, [[Copt Oak]]. Today, it is linked with the church of Saint Botolph, [[Shepshed]].<ref>http://www.shepshedandoaks.co.uk</ref>
+The church was part of a united benefice with Saint Peter's, [[Copt Oak]]. It is linked with the church of Saint Botolph, [[Shepshed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shepshedandoaks.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=shepshedandoaks.co.uk}}</ref>
-Opposite the Church of St. James the Greater is [http://www.oakstennis.co.uk Oaks and District Tennis Club],<ref>http://www.oakstennis.co.uk</ref> a not for profit club, offering three tennis courts.
+Opposite the Church of St. James the Greater is [http://www.oakstennis.co.uk Oaks and District Tennis Club],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oakstennis.co.uk/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 July 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912031615/http://oakstennis.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> a not-for-profit club, with three tennis courts.
 The Oaks is also the site of a [[campsite]] for [[Scouts]].
 ==External links==
-* http://www.oakscampsite.org.uk/index.php
+* https://web.archive.org/web/20070929201159/http://www.oakscampsite.org.uk/index.php
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 [[Category:Hamlets in Leicestershire]]
+[[Category:North West Leicestershire District]]

v t e Towns and villages of North West Leicestershire
Towns	Ashby-de-la-Zouch Coalville Castle Donington
Large villages	Hugglescote Ibstock Kegworth Measham Whitwick
Small villages	Appleby Magna Bardon Belton Blackfordby Breedon on the Hill Charley Chilcote Coleorton Diseworth Donisthorpe Ellistown Heather Hemington Isley Walton Lockington Long Whatton Moira Normanton le Heath Oakthorpe Osgathorpe Packington Ravenstone Snarestone Snibston Staunton Harold Stretton en le Field Swannington Swepstone Thringstone Willesley Worthington
Hamlets	Acresford Albert Village Appleby Parva Battram Boundary Church Town Copt Oak Donington le Heath Farm Town Griffydam Little Packington Little Wigston Lount New Swannington Newbold Coleorton Newton Burgoland Oaks in Charnwood Peggs Green Shellbrook Tonge Wilson