Greyfriars
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.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Franciscan friary and original burial place of Richard III of England
- Also known as: “Greyfriars Church” and “Greyfriars, Leicester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Cathedral and Leicester Market.
Leicester Cathedral
Church
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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 Market
Marketplace
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Leicester Market is a market in The City of Leicester, England, on Market Place just south of the clock tower. It is around 800 years old and was moved to the current site around 700 years ago. Leicester Market is situated 570 feet east of Greyfriars.
Magazine Gateway
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The Magazine Gateway is a Grade I listed building in Leicester. Now a solitary landmark alongside Leicester ringroad, it was originally the main gateway of a walled enclosure built around 1400, giving access to the religious precinct of The Newarke. Magazine Gateway is situated 900 feet southwest of Greyfriars.
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.
Greyfriars
- Categories: monastery, Franciscan friary, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.63401° or 52° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.13636° or 1° 8′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVM7+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2141462574OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5608365
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Greyfriars” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Greyfriars”
- French: “Greyfriars, Leicester”
- Galician: “Greyfriars”
- Hebrew: “גרייפריירס, לסטרשייר”
- Japanese: “グレイフライアーズ”
- Romanian: “Greyfriars, Leicester”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Greyfriars”
- Urdu: “گرےفرئیرس، لیسٹر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King Richard III Visitor Centre and cathederal.
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