Church of St James the Great, Birstall

The Church of St James the Great is a church in Birstall, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Type: Church
Denomination: Anglican
Description: church building in Birstall, Charnwood, Leicestershire, England, UK
Also known as: “Church of Saint James the Great”, “St James Church, Birstall, Leicestershire”, and “St James the Greater”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Birstall War Memorial and Watermead Country Park.

Birstall War Memorial

Memorial

Photo: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Watermead Country Park is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Church of St James the Great, Birstall.

Leicester North railway station

Railway station

Leicester North railway station is a railway station at the southern terminus of the preserved Great Central Railway. It is located immediately to the south to the site of the old Belgrave and Birstall station which was demolished between 1977 and 1985. Leicester North railway station is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Church of St James the Great, Birstall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birstall and Belgrave.

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.

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.

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. Broadnook is situated 1½ miles north of Church of St James the Great, Birstall.

Church of St James the Great, Birstall

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.67418° or 52° 40′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.11954° or 1° 7′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C4WMVFJ+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 181864272

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q26643178

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Birstall Village Hall and School Lane Playing Fields.

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Places to explore: The Old Plough and The White Horse.

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