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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Aylestone

  

Aylestone Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Aylestone

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Aylestone history

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Aylestone was recorded in the Domesday Book as Ailstone, held in the reign of Edward the Confessor by Alveva, Countess of Mercia. In 1086 it was held by Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester. The name ‘Aylestone’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon ‘Aegel’s settlement’

Demography

In 2001, the ward of Aylestone had a population of 10,801 . The population of the village in 1871 was 450, in 1881 it was 2,546 and in 1891 it was 5,381 .

Culture and community

The Aylestone Boathouse, a large wooden building, was built c. 1911 by Gordon Biggs on the site of a canal wharf close to Middleton Street . Rollers were installed by the side of King’s Lock to allow boats to be transferred to the River Soar from the canal . Later a brick-built ballroom and restaurant, and tennis courts, were added . The building was used as an engineering works during World War II .

Aylestone geography / climate

Aylestone is the name of two output areas used in the UK Census. One, code 00FNNG, is centred on the Leicester location; the other is code 00GANY, in Herefordshire.

You can visit Aylestone places with Walkfo Aylestone to hear history at Aylestone’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Aylestone has 127 places to visit in our interactive Aylestone map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Aylestone, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Aylestone places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Aylestone & the surrounding areas.

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127 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Aylestone tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Aylestone

  

Best Aylestone places to visit

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Aylestone has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Aylestone’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Aylestone’s information audio spots:

Winstanley House Winstanley House in Leicestershire is Grade II listed on the English Heritage Register . It was built in 1775 and remained in this family for the next 150 years before being bought by Leicester City Council in 1925 . Today it has been converted into a hotel and restaurant .

GNG F.C. Guru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club is a football club based in Leicester, East Midlands . They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division .

Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England . It comprises the western Leicester suburbs of Braunstone Frith, Braunstone .

Aylestone Meadows Aylestone Meadows is an 8.8-hectare (22-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Leicester . It is Leicester’s largest nature reserve situated on the floodplains of the River Soar and River Biam along with several locks of the Grand Union Canal . A medieval packhorse bridge provides evidence of trade and previous settlement .

St Andrews F.C. (England) St Andrews Football Club are a football club based in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester, England . They play in the United Counties League Division One, having been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 2017–18 season .

South Wigston South Wigston is a large village to the south of Leicester, England. It is outside the city boundary, forming part of the Oadby and Wigst district of Leicestershire. The population of the ward rose slightly from 7,471 at the 2001 census to 7,490 at the 2011 census.

St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in Leicestershire. It was built in the 1930s and is located in South Wigston.

County Hall F.C. County Hall Football Club is a football club based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Leicesterhire Senior League Premier Division and play at Saffron Lane, groundsharing with Aylestone Park.

Glen Parva Barracks Glen Parva Barracks was a military installation near South Wigston in Leicestershire. It was located on the outskirts of South Wigston.

Glen Parva Glen Parva is a civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire. The population of the civil parish (including Eyres Monsell) was measured at 17,189 in the 2011 census. It is a largely residential area with no main shopping or leisure centres, although it is situated next to Fosse Shopping Park.

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