Woodhouse Eaves is a village in the Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, England.

Woodhouse Eaves
Woodhouse Eaves church and war monument
Woodhouse Eaves is located in Leicestershire
Woodhouse Eaves
Woodhouse Eaves
Location within Leicestershire
Population1,693 (2018 census)[citation needed]
OS grid referenceSK529140
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLoughborough
Postcode districtLE12
Dialling code01509
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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England
Leicestershire
52°43′20″N 1°13′08″W / 52.72231°N 1.218796°W / 52.72231; -1.218796

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

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References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1074609)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Woodhouse Eaves tennis player Katie Boulter in action at Loughborough University". Leicester Mercury. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ Sharpe, James (23 January 2014). "Tennis: Loughborough's Katie Boulter reaches Australian Open final". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
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