Charley, Leicestershire

[2] A quarry within the parish was the source of Charley Forest whetstones.

[3] Charley is near to Shepshed, Copt Oak and Whitwick.

The parish of Charley contains Mount Saint Bernard Abbey and the hamlet of Oaks in Charnwood.

The parish church of St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood was consecrated on 18 June 1815, the same day as the Battle of Waterloo and a selection of French lances captured from the battle can be seen inside the church, mounted on the north wall.

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