St Nicholas Church, Leicester
St Nicholas Church is an ancient Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Leicester, England. One of the five surviving medieval churches of Leicester Old Town, it was constructed over 1150 years ago and is Leicester's oldest and longest continually used building.Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: JayHulmePoet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Leicester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “St Nicholas”, “St Nicholas‘ Church, Leicester”, and “St. Nicholas Church, Leicester”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jewry Wall and Jewry Wall Museum.
Jewry Wall
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Jewry Wall is a substantial ruined wall of 2nd-century Roman masonry, with two large archways, in Leicester, England. It stands alongside St Nicholas' Circle and St Nicholas' Church.
Jewry Wall Museum
Museum
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jewry Wall Museum is a museum in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. It was built in the 1960s, facing the Jewry Wall ruins in a building formerly shared with Vaughan College.
Leicester Cathedral
Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 860 feet east of St Nicholas Church, Leicester.
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.
St Nicholas Church, Leicester
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.63515° or 52° 38′ 7″ northLongitude
-1.14087° or 1° 8′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVP5+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 152597816OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7594928
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“St Nicholas Church, Leicester” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس نيكولاس”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Mikołaja w Leicesterze”
- Polish: “Kościół Św. Mikołaja w Leicesterze”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guru Nanak Gurdwara and Hamidiye Camii.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as St Nicholas Circle (Stand FA) and Jewry Wall Café.
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