The houses in the parish are very varied with small terraced housing to the
North West, and newer built housing mainly flats on the south west of the
parish. A picture of Norfolk Street is shown below:
The Community
The boundary of the parish is as follows:
Starting at the Willow Brook in Fosse Park we keep to the south side of the
brook and cross over the Fosse Road and the go along Paget Road, Turn right
into Tudor Road . Cross over the main King Richards Road on to Narborough
Road. At Narborough Road Junction turn right and the parish is within the
right hand side of Hinckley Road only down as far as the sweetshop where the
Willow Brook runs underneath. The brook runs all the way down to the Glenfield
Road and then back through the Fosse Park.
The church is situated in the centre of the parish.
Below you can see a
picture of the parish looking down the King Richards Road
towards the city
Centre. In the background you can see the spire of the
Cathedral Church of
Saint Martin.
The houses in the parish are very varied with small terraced housing to the
North West, and newer built housing mainly flats on the south west of the
parish. A picture of Norfolk Street is shown below:
The housing on the south side of the church is much unchanged over the years
and comprises of mainly larger three storey terraced housing. These are
mainly used by students and residential homes.
There are approximately 2,500 residences in the parish and the population is
about 6,000 people.
It is a multicultural and multifaith environment made up of British, Eastern
European, Asian and Afro-Caribbean people.
Information about the Parish.
Churches
Saint Paul's. Kirby Road (Church of England).
Saint Peter's. Hinckley Road (Roman Catholic).
Saint Andrew's. Fosse Road Central (Methodist).
Schools
King Richard Infants School. Andrews Street.
Community Centres
West End Neighborhood Centre Andrews Street.
Pubs
Crows Nest. King Richards Road.
The Richmond. Hinckley Road.
The Tudor. Tudor Road.
Restaurants and Eating Places
Namaste. Hinckley Road. Indian Restaurant.
Sun Sings. Hinckley Road. Fish and Chip Shop.
Wans Garden. Glenfield Road East Chinese and Cantonese take away.
Marines Fish Bar. Kirby Road. Fish and Chip Shop.
Euro Chicken. Hinckley Road. Chicken take away.
Crystal Jade. Hinckley Road. Chinese take away.
Taco Royal. Hinckley Road. Mexican take away.
Star of India. Hinckley Road. Indian take away.
Golden River. Tudor Road. Chinese takeaway.
Yo Pizza. King Richards Road. Pizza take away.
Fresh Selection. King Richards Road. Sandwich Bar.
Joe Mondays. Tudor Road. Sandwich Bar.
Sunflower Food Bar. Tudor Road. Sandwich Bar.