Greyfriars
Greyfriars is a bike rental in Leicester, England. Greyfriars is situated nearby to Game of Throwing, as well as near the museum King Richard III Visitor Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Cathedral and Greyfriars.
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 Cathedral is situated 530 feet northwest of Greyfriars.
Greyfriars
Archaeological site
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.
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 400 feet northeast 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
- Type: Bike rental
- Category: transportation
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6337° or 52° 38′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.13532° or 1° 8′ 7″ westOperator
Ride OnNetwork
Santander Cycles LeicesterOpen location code
9C4WJVM7+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 9841340036OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=bicycle_rental
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Game of Throwing and King Richard III Visitor Centre.
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