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 include Birstall War Memorial and Watermead Country Park.
Watermead Country Park
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. Watermead Country Park is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Church of St James the Great, Birstall.
Belgrave Hall
Museum
Photo: Roger Hutchinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belgrave Hall is a Queen Anne-style Grade II* listed building in Belgrave, on the northern edge of Leicester, England. It was built between 1709 and 1713, being owned by various wealthy individuals including John Ellis and has received worldwide attention for its paranormal activity. Belgrave Hall is situated 1 mile south 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″ northLongitude
-1.11954° or 1° 7′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4WMVFJ+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 181864272OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q26643178
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