Evington
Sign in to saveEvington is an area of Leicester, and electoral ward of the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It used to be a small village centred on Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer suburbs in the 1930s. Today, the ward comprises the historical village of Evington, as well as the modern ex-council estates of Rowlatts Hill and Goodwood. The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 17,268.
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Evington village
- Council estates
- Features
- Village Green
- Evington Park
- Arboretum
- The Hollow
- St Denys Church
- Evington Chapel
- Masjid Umar Mosque
- Amenities
- Schools in the area
- Transport
- Council election result, 2007
- People
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Evington is an area of Leicester, and electoral ward of the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It used to be a small village centred on Main Street and the Anglican church of St Denys but was close enough to Leicester to become one of the outer suburbs in the 1930s. Today, the ward comprises the historical village of Evington, as well as the modern ex-council estates of Rowlatts Hill and Goodwood. The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 17,268.
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