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Oaks in Charnwood is a 
The center 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,
The church was part of a united benefice with Saint Peter's,
Oaks and District Tennis Club
a not-for-profit club, with three tennis courts. The Oaks is also the site of a
hamlet
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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 center 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,
The church was part of a united benefice with Saint Peter's, Copt Oak
Copt Oak is a place in Leicestershire in England. It is in the North West Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft.
In its name, ''cop'' is an old English word for ''head'', i.e. " eeaded oak" = "pollarded oak".
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. It is linked with the church of Saint Botolph, Shepshed
Shepshed (often known until 1888 as ''Sheepshed'', also ''Sheepshead'' – a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry) is a town in Leicestershire, England with a population of 13,505 at the 2011 census. It is ...
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Opposite the Church of St. James the Greater iOaks and District Tennis Club
a not-for-profit club, with three tennis courts. The Oaks is also the site of a
campsite
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for Scouts
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External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070929201159/http://www.oakscampsite.org.uk/index.php * http://www.charleyheritage.org.ukReferences
Hamlets in Leicestershire North West Leicestershire District {{Leicestershire-geo-stub