Knighton, Leicester

Knighton
St. Mary Magdalen Church and churchyard cemetery, Knighton, Leicester
Knighton is located in Leicestershire
Knighton
Knighton
Location within Leicestershire
Population16,805 (2011 census)
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE2
Dialling code0116
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Leicestershire
52°36′22″N 1°06′58″W / 52.606°N 1.116°W / 52.606; -1.116
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Clarendon
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St Margaret's Church, Leicester
St Margaret's Church
Stoneygate
Knighton
Park
KNIGHTON
St Mary Magdelene, Knighton
St Mary
Magdelene
Map showing locations around Knighton. The shaded area shows the Leicester city boundary.

Knighton is a residential suburban area of Leicester, England. It situated between Clarendon Park to the north, Stoneygate to the east, Oadby and Wigston to the south and the Saffron Lane estate to the west.

Originally a separate village a couple of miles from Leicester city centre, it became linked to it by the areas known as Stoneygate and Clarendon Park during the Victorian period, due to the demand for housing for those newly employed in industry. It still retains several of the village's original buildings, such as Oram Cottage[1] and the Church of St. Mary Magdalen;[2] the village core is now a conservation area.[3]

  1. ^ "Ben Ravilious photographs: Photos of Leicester". Benravilious.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. ^ St. Mary Magdalene, Knighton, Leicester Archived 4 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Leicester City Council - Knighton Conservation Area". Leicester.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2015.