Belgrave and Birstall railway station
Belgrave and Birstall railway station was a railway station opened by the Great Central Railway in 1899. It served the villages of Belgrave and Birstall in Leicestershire until its closure in 1963.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Abandoned railway station
- Description: railway station in Leicestershire, England, UK, now closed
- Also known as: “Belgrave and Birstall Railway Station” and “Belgrave and Birstall Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St James the Great, Birstall and National Space Centre.
Church of St James the Great, Birstall
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. Church of St James the Great, Birstall is situated 3,100 feet east of Belgrave and Birstall railway station.
National Space Centre
Museum
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. National Space Centre is situated 1¼ miles south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station.
Belgrave Hall
Museum
Photo: Roger Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgrave Hall is a Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, on the northern edge of Leicester, England. It was built between 1709 and 1713, being owned by various wealthy individuals including John Ellis and has received worldwide attention for its paranormal activity. Belgrave Hall is situated 1 mile south of Belgrave and Birstall railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birstall and Belgrave.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
Belgrave
Suburb
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Belgrave is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the National Space Centre, Space Park Leicester, Abbey Pumping Station, the Golden Mile and Belgrave Hall.
Broadnook
Village
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0.
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre. Broadnook is situated 1½ miles north of Belgrave and Birstall railway station.
Belgrave and Birstall railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Birstall, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Belgrave and Birstall railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Belgrave and Birstall”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة بيلجراڤ اند بيرستال”
- French: “Belgrave and Birstall”
- Urdu: “بیلگریو اور برسٹل ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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