St James the Greater
St James the Greater, Leicester is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Leicester, Leicestershire. It is located south of the city centre of Leicester, on the London Road, opposite Victoria Park.Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Leicester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Church of St James the Greater” and “St James the Greater, Leicester”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Park and King Power Stadium.
Victoria Park
Park
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria Park in Leicester, England is a public park of 69 acres. It is in the south-east, just outside the city centre, backing on to the University of Leicester and close to Leicester railway station. Victoria Park is situated 1,200 feet southwest of St James the Greater.
King Power Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Pottercomuneo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
King Power Stadium is a football stadium located in the city of Leicester, East Midlands, England, and the home of Leicester City. The stadium opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium and has a capacity of 32,259. King Power Stadium is situated 1¼ miles west of St James the Greater.
De Montfort Hall
Theater building
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Montfort Hall is the largest music and performance venue in Leicester, England. It is situated adjacent to Victoria Park and is named after the Father of Parliament, Simon de Montfort, the 6th Earl of Leicester. De Montfort Hall is situated 1,700 feet west of St James the Greater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evington Valley and Stoneygate.
Evington Valley
Locality
Evington Valley is an area in Leicester, England. It is roughly bounded by East Park Road to the west, Chesterfield/Ethel Road to the north, Wakerly Road to the east and to the south borders 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.
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.
St James the Greater
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62418° or 52° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-1.11464° or 1° 6′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4WJVFP+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 176059647OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17553763
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In Other Languages
“St James the Greater” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جيمس الاكبر”
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