Highcross Leicester
Highcross Leicester is a shopping centre in Leicester, England. It was opened as The Shires in 1991 to supplement the Haymarket Shopping Centre, also since re-developed.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Shopping center
- Description: shopping mall in Leicester, England
- Also known as: “Highcross”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Cathedral and Showcase Cinema de Lux Leicester.
Leicester Cathedral
Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. Leicester Cathedral is situated 740 feet south of Highcross Leicester.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Leicester
Movie theater
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Showcase Cinema de Lux Leicester is a movie theater, which is situated 620 feet west of Highcross Leicester.
Greyfriars
Archaeological site
Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Greyfriars is situated 940 feet south of Highcross Leicester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.
Bede Island
Suburb
Bede Island is an area of Leicester, England close to the city centre, with the River Soar to the west and Grand Union Canal to the east. For many years Bede Island South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.
Latimer
Suburb
Latimer was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.
Highcross Leicester
- Categories: building and shop
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.63657° or 52° 38′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.13584° or 1° 8′ 9″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Inception
1991Open location code
9C4WJVP7+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 320674410OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
shop=mallOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
7304579Wikidata ID
Q5757925
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In Other Languages
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- Polish: “Highcross Leicester”
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