St Andrew’s

St Andrew’s is a church in Leicester Forest East, Blaby, England. St Andrew’s is situated nearby to Leicester Forest East Library, as well as near the church Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.

Photo: Peter Mackenzie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Methodist and Anglican
Description: church in Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kirby Muxloe Castle and Kirby Frith Nature Reserve.

Kirby Muxloe Castle

Photo: MikPeach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirby Muxloe Castle, also known historically as Kirby Castle, is a ruined, fortified manor house in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England. William, Lord Hastings, began work on the castle in 1480, founding it on the site of a pre-existing manor house. Kirby Muxloe Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of St Andrew’s.

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.

Church of St Bartholomew

Church

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Bartholomew is situated 1 mile northwest of St Andrew’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorpe Astley and Lubbesthorpe.

Thorpe Astley

Suburb

Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thorpe Astley is a suburban settlement on the southwestern edge of the city of Leicester, England. It is part of the civil parish of Braunstone Town, although a small part of the development, around Goodheart Way, extends into Leicester Forest East civil parish.

Lubbesthorpe

Hamlet

Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lubbesthorpe is a hamlet and parish in the district of Blaby within Enderby on the outskirts of Leicester, England, on the west side of the M1 motorway and the River Soar. Lubbesthorpe is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Andrew’s.

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". Braunstone Town is situated 1½ miles southeast of St Andrew’s.

St Andrew’s

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Leicester Forest East, Blaby, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.62537° or 52° 37′ 31″ north

Longitude

-1.21685° or 1° 13′ 1″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9C4WJQGM+47

OpenStreetMap ID

way 780592490

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=methodist

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=anglican

Wikidata ID

Q105083042

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