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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include National Space Centre and Watermead Country Park.

Museum
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The 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.

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 .

Museum
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The is a museum of science and technology in , England, on Corporation Road, next to the . With four working steam-powered beam engines from its time as a sewage pumping station, it also houses exhibits for transport, public health, light and optics, toys and civil engineering.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and Belgrave.

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is the largest city and county town of in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.

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 .

Birstall

Latitude
52.6788° or 52° 40′ 44″ north
Longitude
-1.1218° or 1° 7′ 19″ west
Elevation
190 feet (58 metres)
Open location code
9C4WMVHH+G7
Geo­Names ID
7291466
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Highlights include Belgrave and Birstall railway station and Leicester North railway station.

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