Church gate
Church gate is a city gate in Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England. Church gate is situated nearby to Oadby Evangelical Free Church, as well as near Church of the Immacculate Conception.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Lucas Marsh.
Church of St Peter
Church
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Church of St Peter is situated 1,900 feet south of Church gate.
Lucas Marsh
Nature reserve
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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.
Leicester Racecourse
Sports venue
Leicester Racecourse is a horse racing course in Oadby, Leicestershire, about three miles south of Leicester city centre. Leicester Racecourse is situated 1 mile southwest of Church gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oadby and Stoneygate.
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.
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 northwest of Church gate.
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 37,261 in 2024. Wigston is situated 1½ miles southwest of Church gate.
Church gate
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.60265° or 52° 36′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.07793° or 1° 4′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4WJW3C+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 6988303564OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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