Coordinates: 52°43′26″N 1°18′43″W / 52.724°N 1.312°W / 52.724; -1.312

Abbots Oak

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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.

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The Bulls Head public house

There is a public house here called The Bull's Head, which claims the distinction of being the highest public house in Leicestershire, at 787 feet (240 m) 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]

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