Glenfield, Leicestershire

Glenfield
St Peter's Church, Glenfield
Glenfield is located in Leicestershire
Glenfield
Glenfield
Location within Leicestershire
Population9,643 (parish; 2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK538060
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE3
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°38′57″N 1°12′22″W / 52.64907°N 1.20622°W / 52.64907; -1.20622

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.[1]

The village is directly to the west of Leicester and is just off junction 21A of the M1. It is the site of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council, and of Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service. It also gives its name to Glenfield Hospital, although the hospital is actually across the city border in Leicester.

The heart of the community is around the Square, with St Peter's Church (CofE), the church hall, the ruins of the former church, the Methodist Church and Hall and the public library just inside Station Road, and Park House (parish council), the Memorial Hall, Scout Hut, playground, Glenfield Primary School and the nursery school all located just inside Stamford Street. The Hall County Primary School is located on Glenfield Frith Drive. Situated close to the Hall school is Faire Road commonly known for the row of shops situated there.

  1. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Glenfields". Office for National Statistics (Neighbourhood Statistics). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.