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Knighton, Leicester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Knighton, Leicester

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Knighton, Leicester history

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Knighton was named in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a fairly large village of 24 households. It functioned as a civil parish between Leicester and Wigston Magna, with an identity separate from the town of Leicester. Ecclesiastically, it was a chapelry of St Margaret’s Church, Leicester and appears to have been so since before the Norman conquest.

Growth of Stoneygate

Knighton remained agricultural until the 19th century, whilst Leicester to the north and Wigston to the south were becoming centres of the framework knitting cottage industry. Suburban development had its beginnings in the 1770s and 80s with a substantial private dwelling called Stoneygate House. By the 1840s there were 10 houses strung along the London Road, occupied by some of Leicester’s most prosperous tradesmen and industrialists.

Clarendon Park

From 1875 the estate that had formerly been The Breach Field, in Knighton’s open field days, began to be sold off for development. The density of housing was greater than in Stoneygate, and many streets were laid out with rows of brick terraces.

Boundary changes

The historic parish occupied a broad swathe of land on the southern border of Leicester. It was roughly 2.8 miles (4.5 km) wide, extending to the Gartree Road in the east.

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

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.

Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. are a football club based in Aylestone, a suburb of Leicester. They currently play in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. They have reached the second round of the FA Cup twice in their short history.

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