Watermead Country Park
The Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of Leicester and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St James the Great, Birstall and Church of St Nicholas.
Church of St James the Great, Birstall
Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.
The Church of St James the Great is a church in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building. Church of St James the Great, Birstall is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Watermead Country Park.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
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Church of St Nicholas is situated 4,200 feet north of Watermead Country Park.
The Cedars Academy
School
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cedars Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Birstall in the English county of Leicestershire. The Cedars Academy is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Watermead Country Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birstall and Broadnook.
Birstall
Village
Photo: Wesley Trevor Johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
Broadnook
Village
Photo: Aethonatic, CC0.
Broadnook, officially Broadnook Garden Village, is a village and planned community located in Charnwood, Leicestershire. Described as the "first garden village" in Leicestershire, Broadnook sits directly to the north of Birstall and roughly 4 miles from Leicester's city centre.
Belgrave
Suburb
Belgrave is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. Belgrave is the location of and known for several notable and famous landmarks such as the National Space Centre, Space Park Leicester, Abbey Pumping Station, the Golden Mile and Belgrave Hall. Belgrave is situated 2 miles south of Watermead Country Park.
Watermead Country Park
- Type: Park
- Description: north of Leicester
- Categories: country park and recreation area
- Location: Thurmaston, Charnwood District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.68192° or 52° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.10917° or 1° 6′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C4WMVJR+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 18164380OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7974352
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Watermead Country Park” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Watermead Country Park”
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