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 Wigston district of Leicestershire. The population at the 2011 census was 7,490.- Type: Suburb with 7,470 residents
- Description: suburb of Leicester, England
- Also known as: “South Wigston, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Wigston railway station and St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston.
South Wigston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Wigston railway station serves the village of South Wigston, Leicestershire, England, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line 4 miles south of Leicester and the west-north loop of Wigston Junction.
St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston
Church
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.
South Wigston High School
School
South Wigston High School is a coeducational secondary school in Leicester, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1938 to serve the community of South Wigston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wigston and Kilby Bridge.
Wigston
Town
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Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024.
Kilby Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilby Bridge is a hamlet on the A5199 Welford Road in the borough of Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England, a few miles south of the city of Leicester. The population of the hamlet at the 2011 census was 36.
Aylestone
Suburb
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester in Leicestershire, England, southwest of the city centre and east of the River Soar. St Andrew's Church, Aylestone dates from the 13th century. Aylestone is situated 2 miles northwest of South Wigston.
South Wigston
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.58107° or 52° 34′ 52″ northLongitude
-1.13027° or 1° 7′ 49″ westPopulation
7,470Elevation
269 feet (82 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SWIOpen location code
9C4WHVJ9+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 30159655OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“South Wigston” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “South Wigston”
- Dutch: “South Wigston”
- French: “South Wigston”
- Irish: “South Wigston”
- Polish: “South Wigston”
- Welsh: “South Wigston”
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