Leicester Racecourse
Leicester Racecourse is a horse racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, about three miles south of Leicester city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lucas Marsh and Church of St Peter.
Lucas Marsh
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lucas Marsh is a 1.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Oadby in Leicestershire. It is part of Brock's Hill Country Park, and is owned by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
Church of St Peter
Church
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Church of St Peter is situated 3,600 feet east of Leicester Racecourse.
St Guthlac
Church
Photo: Ian Calderwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Guthlac is a church, which is situated 3,900 feet north of Leicester Racecourse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oadby and Wigston.
Oadby
Town
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Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate.
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 32,321 in 2011.
Stoneygate
Suburb
Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England. Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses. Stoneygate is situated 1½ miles north of Leicester Racecourse.
Leicester Racecourse
- Type: Sports venue
- Description: horse racing venue in England
- Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.59703° or 52° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
-1.09666° or 1° 5′ 48″ westElevation
279 feet (85 metres)Open location code
9C4WHWW3+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 298828560OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=sports_centreOpenStreetMap feature
sport=horse_racingGeoNames ID
8378812Wikidata ID
Q15242224
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In Other Languages
“Leicester Racecourse” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “レスター競馬場”
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