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Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester

St Mary de Castro is an ancient, Grade I listed church in , England, located within the of . It is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Leicester.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Anglican
  • Description: Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “St Mary de Castro”
  • Address: Castle Yard, Leicester

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newarke Houses Museum and Leicester Cathedral.

Museum
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The is a public museum in , . It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester. is situated 350 feet southeast of Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.

Church
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The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, commonly known as , is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.

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The is a Grade I listed building in . 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. is situated 560 feet east of Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.

Suburb
is an area of , close to the city centre, with the to the west and to the east. For many years 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.

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.

Suburb
was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , , consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.

Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester

Latitude
52.63233° or 52° 37′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.14025° or 1° 8′ 25″ west
Open location code
9C4WJVJ5+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 134028401
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q5117570
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Castle and Castle Green.

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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 “Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester”. Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.