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Leicester City Centre Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Leicester City Centre

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Leicester City Centre history

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The old city

The historic city of Leicester was founded by the Romans as Ratae Corieltauvorum. It is thought that the later medieval walls and gates were in approximately the same positions as the Roman ones. Leicester Castle lay on the south-western corner of the walls, and the Newarke was a separate walled area nearby. The town’s main gates were sold and demolished in the late 18th century.

Modern developments

With increasing development, the focal point moved eastwards, with the Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower roundabout seeing the five-way junction of the London to Manchester, Birmingham to Yarmouth and Fosse Way roads. Much of this old area of town is now in various conservation areas. Outside of the ringroad, but close by, are the main campus of De Montfort University, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester City Football Club’s King Power Stadium, the Leicester Tigers’ Welford Road stadium and the prison. The University of Leicester is further away to the south, linked by the pedestrian-only path New Walk.

Leicester City Centre geography / climate

LE1 Postal district

The postal district LE1 is close to the area covered inside ring-road, but is somewhat larger. LE1 includes the St Matthew’s estate, and extends north as far north as the River Soar. Humberstone Road is the only area not part of LE1.

Nearby places

To the west, the city centre borders the river, on the other side of this is the West End of Leicester. To the south-east it borders Highfields, to the east, St Matthew’s, and to the north-east, Belgrave.

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148 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Leicester City Centre places to visit

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

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 .

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.

Grace Road Grace Road is the home ground and administrative base of Leicestershire County Cricket Club. It is known for sponsorship reasons as the Uptonsteel County Ground, Grace Road.

Towers Hospital The Towers Hospital was a mental health facility in Humberstone, Leicestershire. The administration building, which became known as George Hine House, is a Grade II listed building.

St Saviour’s Church, Leicester St Saviour’s Church, Leicester is a Grade II* listed former parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire.

Beaumont Leys Beaumont Leys is a suburb and electoral ward in north-western Leicester. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 16,480. Locally used in reference to the large housing estate, built within the administrative division.

Woodgate, Leicester Woodgate is an area in Leicester in Fosse Ward. It lies west of the River Soar and is an important entrance to the city leading on to Frog Island. The Rally Park was formerly the goods yard of the London Midland Railway.

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