Broadnook
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Charnwood, Leicestershire, England
- Also known as: “Broadnook Garden Village”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Mary & St John Church, Rothley and Church of St Nicholas.
St Mary & St John Church, Rothley
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birstall and Cossington.
Cossington
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.Cropston
Village
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.Broadnook
- Categories: planned community, garden city, and locality
- Location: Wanlip, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.69516° or 52° 41′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.13231° or 1° 7′ 56″ west
Elevation
253 feet (77 metres)
Named after
Broadnook Spinney
Open location code
9C4WMVW9+33
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Broadnook” goes by many names.
- Urdu: “براڈنک”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hallam Fields and Wanlip.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pom Pom Park and Broadnook Park.
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