Abbey Park

Abbey Park is a public park in , , through which the flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council and is Leicester’s premier park.
  • Type: Park
  • Description: public park in Leicester, England, UK
  • Also known as: Abbey Park, Leicester

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leicester Abbey and Leicester Arena.

The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as , was an Augustinian religious house in the city of , in , England.

Sports venue
Photo: DougPR, CC0.
The is a multi-purpose sports arena located in , . The arena has a seating capacity for 3,000 spectators and its main tenants are the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League, whilst regularly hosting darts and snooker competitions.

Museum
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belgrave and Latimer.

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 .

Suburb
was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , , consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.

Suburb
is an area of lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.

Abbey Park

Latitude
52.64651° or 52° 38′ 47″ north
Longitude
-1.13475° or 1° 8′ 5″ west
Elevation
187 feet (57 metres)
Open location code
9C4WJVW8+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4406183
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
11073419
Wiki­data ID
Q4664047
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Abbey Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Abbey Park
  • Danish: Abbey Park
  • Dutch: Abbey Park
  • German: Abbey Park
  • Irish: Abbey Park, Leicester
  • Irish: Abbey Park
  • Polish: Abbey Park
  • Portuguese: Abbey Park (Leicester)
  • Portuguese: Abbey Park, Leicester
  • Portuguese: Abbey Park
  • Swedish: Abbey Park

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abbey Park Boating Lake and Friendship Gardens.

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