Raw Dykes

Raw Dykes is a Roman earthwork and scheduled monument in . The monument consists of two parallel banks up to 20 metres apart, with an excavated channel running between them.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: archaeological site in City of Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Power Stadium and Odeon Leicester.

Stadium
Photo: Pottercomuneo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a football stadium located in the city of , , England, and the home of Leicester City. The stadium opened in 2002 as the Walkers Stadium and has a capacity of 32,259. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Raw Dykes.

Movie theater
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a movie theater, which is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Raw Dykes.

Stadium
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Welford Road is a rugby union stadium in , England, and is the home ground of Leicester Tigers. The ground was opened on 10 September 1892 and is located between Aylestone Road and Welford Road on the southern edge of the city centre. is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Raw Dykes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Aylestone.

Suburb
is an area of , close to the city centre, with the to the west and to the east. For many years South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in , England, southwest of the city centre and east of the . dates from the 13th century.

Locality
is an area in , . It is roughly bounded by East Park Road to the west, Chesterfield/Ethel Road to the north, Wakerly Road to the east and to the south borders .

Raw Dykes

Latitude
52.61807° or 52° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
-1.13935° or 1° 8′ 22″ west
Open location code
9C4WJV96+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 490173063
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q7296861
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include University of Leicester and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Memorial Garden.

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