Birstall

Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of , England. It is three miles north of city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 12,200 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England
  • Also known as: “Birstall, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St James the Great, Birstall and Birstall War Memorial.

Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The Church of St James the Great is a church in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.

Memorial
Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Park
The is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Broadnook and Belgrave.

Village
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0.
, officially Garden Village, is a and planned community located in Charnwood, . Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from 's city centre.

Suburb
is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the , Space Park Leicester, , the Golden Mile and . is situated 1½ miles south of Birstall.

Suburb
was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , , consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks. is situated 2 miles south of Birstall.

Birstall

Latitude
52.67698° or 52° 40′ 37″ north
Longitude
-1.12037° or 1° 7′ 13″ west
Population
12,200
Elevation
180 feet (55 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB BIT
Open location code
9C4WMVGH+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6171011169
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2655593
Wiki­data ID
Q370592
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Birstall” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Birstall (Leicestershire)”
  • Basque: “Birstall”
  • Bengali: “বির্সটল”
  • Cebuano: “Birstall”
  • Chinese: “比尔斯陶”
  • Chinese: “比爾斯陶”
  • Dutch: “Birstall”
  • French: “Birstall”
  • German: “Birstall”
  • Gujarati: “બર્સ્ટોલ”
  • Irish: “Birstall”
  • Italian: “Birstall”
  • Japanese: “バーストール”
  • Kannada: “ಬರ್ಸ್ಟಾಲ್”
  • Korean: “비스털”
  • Ladin: “Birstall”
  • Lithuanian: “Birstalas”
  • Persian: “بیرستال، لسترشر”
  • Persian: “بیرستال”
  • Polish: “Birstall”
  • Portuguese: “Birstall”
  • Russian: “Берстол”
  • Scots: “Birstall, Leicestershire”
  • Scots: “Birstall”
  • Spanish: “Birstall”
  • Swedish: “Birstall, Leicestershire”
  • Swedish: “Birstall”
  • Tamil: “பிரிஸ்டல்”
  • Telugu: “బిర్స్టాల్”
  • Turkish: “Birstall, Leicestershire”
  • Urdu: “برسٹال، لیسٹر شائر”
  • Welsh: “Birstall, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • Welsh: “Birstall”
  • “Birstall”

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