Abbots Oak

Abbots Oak is a hamlet near Coalville Leicestershire, comprising a cluster of dwellings near Warren Hills, either side of the road between Whitwick and Copt Oak.

There is a public house here called The Bull's Head, which claims the distinction of being the highest public house in Leicestershire, at seven hundred and eighty seven feet above sea level.[1]

The hamlet also contains the Abbots Oak Country House, which is a Grade II listed building. The house is built of Charnwood granite and has an imposing tower with a fine wooden staircase; its listing description ascribes a mid-nineteenth century origin.[2]

References
  1. "The Bulls Head Abbots Oak - Warren Hills Road, Coalville, Leicestershire. LE67 4UY Tel 01530 815233". thebullsheadbar.com. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. Good Stuff IT Services. "Abbots Oak - Coalville - Leicestershire - England | British Listed Buildings". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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