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Leicester Abbey

The Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis, more commonly known as Leicester Abbey, was an Augustinian religious house in the city of , in , England.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed building in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis” and “Leicester Abby”
  • Address: Abbey Park Road, Leicester
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey Park and National Space Centre.

Park
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public park in , , through which the flows. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council and is Leicester’s premier 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. is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Leicester Abbey.

Museum
Photo: Jonnic1, Public domain.
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. is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Leicester Abbey.

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.

Leicester Abbey

Latitude
52.64869° or 52° 38′ 55″ north
Longitude
-1.137° or 1° 8′ 13″ west
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
Open location code
9C4WJVX7+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30889327
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11073421
Wiki­data ID
Q1980614
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Leicester Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “莱斯特修道院”
  • Dutch: “Leicester Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Leicester”
  • French: “Abbaye de Leicester”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר לסטר”
  • Japanese: “レスター修道院”
  • Polish: “Leicester Abbey”
  • Russian: “Лестерское аббатство”
  • Ukrainian: “Лестерське абатство”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Leicester Abbey”. Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.