Evington

Evington is a suburb and village in eastern Leicester, England. It used to be a small village centred around 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.

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The parish of Evington was originally quite large and included the areas now known as North Evington and Evington Valley. These were annexed by the borough of Leicester in 1892, and are not generally considered part of Evington.

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In 1935, the boundaries of Leicester (by this point a city), were expanded again, including nearly all of the remaining parish of Evington, except for a small part which went to Oadby.

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The modern ward does include the large 1950s development based an Downing Drive and Spencefield Lane (sometimes but rarely called Spencefield). The ward usually votes Conservative.

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Evington village has been a conservation area http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council--services/regeneration--culture/environmentdevelopment/urbandesign/conservation-areas/list-of-conservation-areas/evington-village since 1989.

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Evington was the home of England Football international Emile Heskey.

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Nearby places, Goodwood, Evington Valley, Oadby, Thurnby, Stoughton.

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Leicester: Leicester (pronounced ) is a city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. It is the traditional county town of Leicestershire, and since 1997 has been a self-governing unitary authority. It lies on the edge of the National Forest. In 2002 the population of the city proper was estimated at ...

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