Western Park
Western Park is a park in Leicester, England. Western Park is situated nearby to West Gate School, as well as near New Parks Adventure Playground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirby Frith Nature Reserve and Glenfield Hospital.
Kirby Frith Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirby Frith is a 2.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. This site is described by Natural England as the richest wildflower grassland in the county, with species such as devil's-bit scabious, betony and yellow rattle.
Glenfield Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenfield Hospital, formally known as Glenfield General Hospital, is situated near Glenfield, on the outskirts of Leicester. It is one of England's main hospitals for coronary care and respiratory diseases. Glenfield Hospital is situated 1¼ miles north of Western Park.
Fosse Recreation Ground
Park
Photo: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fosse Recreation Ground is a park, which is situated 1 mile east of Western Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newfoundpool and Glenfield.
Newfoundpool
Suburb
Newfoundpool is an area of Leicester lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.
Glenfield
Village
Photo: Kev747, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenfield is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glenfields, in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 Census, Glenfields had a population of 9,643.
Braunstone Town
Village
Photo: Leeclarke1981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braunstone is a town and civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England. At the 2011 census the population of the town was 16,850. Braunstone is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, giving a population of "two sokemen and four villeins".
Western Park
- Type: Park
- Address: Leicester, LE3 6HX
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.63733° or 52° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.17962° or 1° 10′ 47″ westOperator
Leicester City CouncilOpen location code
9C4WJRPC+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 4406194OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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