Stackyard Spinney

Stackyard Spinney is a forest in Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England. Stackyard Spinney is situated nearby to the neighborhood John Foster Hall UoL, as well as near the suburb Evington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Umar Mosque and Leicester General Hospital.

Umar Mosque

Mosque

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The Umar Mosque, also known as Masjid Umar, is a mosque, located at 5-7 Evington Drive, in Evington, Leicester, England, in the United Kingdom. Initially two residential properties, the buildings were demolished in 1999.

Leicester General Hospital

Hospital

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Leicester General Hospital is a National Health Service hospital located in the suburb of Evington, about three miles east of Leicester City Centre, and is a part of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

Leicester Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leicester Airport is an aerodrome located to the east of Stoughton, Leicestershire, England, about 6 miles east of Leicester city centre by road. The Leicestershire Aero Club, the airport operator, provide elementary flight training, experience flights and the airport is home to a wide variety of private aircraft.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leicester and Wigston.

Leicester

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Leicester is the largest city and county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. With a population of 388,000 in 2024, it's industrial, with a heritage spanning from Roman times to the Space Age.

Wigston

Town

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Wigston, or Wigston Magna, is a town in the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire, England, just south of Leicester on the A5199. It had a population of 37,261 in 2024.

Oadby

Town

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Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate.

Stackyard Spinney

Type: Forest
Location: Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.613° or 52° 36′ 47″ north

Longitude

-1.0741° or 1° 4′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C4WJW7G+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 199623501

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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