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'Charnwood Forest' is an upland tract in north-western Leicestershire, England. It is undulating, rocky, picturesque, and mostly barren, though there are some extensive tracts of woodland; its elevation is generally 600 ft (180 m) and upwards, the area exceeding this height being about 6100 acres (25 km²). The highest point, Bardon Hill, is 912 ft (278 m). On its western flank lies an abandoned coalfield, with Coalville and other former mining towns, and granite and honestones are worked. The Forest is an important area for rock climbing and hillwalking.
An urn filled with Roman small brass and base silver coins was brought to light by the plough in 1841 Coin Hoard Article

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Geology

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Geology

The area is primarily Precambrian and, fittingly, was the site of the first ever recorded discovery of ''Charnia masoni'', the earliest known large, complex fossilised species on record. It was discovered in 1957 by a local schoolboy named Roger Mason (thus ''masoni'') who, with friends, was exploring a quarry near the Charnwood village of Woodhouse Eaves. The area was the inspiration for "Charnwood Poems", a collection of poems by author, playwright and poet Albert Francis Cross (1863-1940).

See also

★ Thomas George Bonney

★ Henry Walter Bates

★ Charnwood

★ National Forest, England

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★ Charnwood forest geology.

★ Beacon Hill Country Park

★ Coin Hoard Article