Knighton, Leicestershire
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Knighton is an area of Leicester, situated roughly between Clarendon Park to the north, Stoneygate and South Knighton to the east, Wigston to the south and Aylestone Park to the west. It is a mainly residential area, greatly expanded in the 1930s and 1940s with red-brick semi-detached houses.
Originally a separate village a couple of miles from Leicester city centre it became joined to it by the area known as Clarendon Park during the Victorian period. It still though maintains many of the villages original features centred around the church of St. Mary Magdalene and therefore it has become a conservation zone.
East and West Knighton are the wealthiest council wards in the City of Leicester.
According to the Leicester A to Z, Knighton is divided into Knighton, South Knighton, West Knighton, and Knighton Fields.
Knighton Fields covers the area between Welford Road and Saffron Lane, and to the South Knighton Fields Road.
West Knighton, Leicestershire is an area enclosed by Knighton Fields Road to the North, and Welford Road to the East, and Saffron Lane to the West. This area is distinct from West Knighton Council Ward which encompasses both Knighton Fields and West Knighton. It is fortunate enough to have easy access to both Aylestone Park and Knighton Park.*[1]
The area has some excellent primary schools and two state high schools, Sir Jonathan North Girls School and Lancaster Boys School.
The old village centre of Knighton is a conservation area. [2]
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Aylestone • Beaumont Leys • Bede Island • Belgrave • Braunstone Park • Clarendon Park, Leicestershire • Crown Hills • Dane Hills • Evington • Evington Valley • Frog Island • Goodwood • Hamilton • Highfields • Humberstone • Knighton • New Parks • North Evington • Northfields • Oadby Rushey Mead • Southfields • St Matthew's • St Peters • Stoneygate • Thurnby Lodge • West End • West Knighton • Western Park • Woodgate • |
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