North Evington

North Evington
Eastern Fire Station, Hastings Road
North Evington is located in Leicestershire
North Evington
North Evington
Location within Leicestershire
Population19,094 
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE5
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°38′10″N 1°05′35″W / 52.636°N 1.093°W / 52.636; -1.093

North Evington is an area, suburb, electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England.

North Evington is bordered by Belgrave to the west, Charnwood to the north, Evington and Humberstone & Hamilton to the east and Spinney Hills to the south. It is an inclusion of Highfields. It is in the eastern part of the city.

The area contains Leicestershire and Rutland Fire and Rescue Service’s Eastern Station on Hastings Road, Spence Street Swimming Baths and the Merlyn Vaz Walk In and Health Centre.

The development was originally in the parish of Evington, disconnected from the village itself. The areas in between have since been infilled. It has been absorbed by the urban district of Highfields which is predominantly a working class area with rows of Victorian terraces to satisfy the needs of workers.

The area was designed and constructed as a suburb by Arthur Wakerley from the 1880s onwards. By the First World War the area was entirely developed. The area, which was originally outside the borough boundary, was annexed to the borough of Leicester in 1892.

In September 2022 the area saw widespread unrest between Hindu and Muslim communities. In a Leicester City Council byelection the Conservatives took 49.6% of the vote with a 32.7-point swing. Labour, the incumbent party came third in the vote.[1]

Civil parish

North Evington became a parish in 1892, it was abolished on 26 March 1896 to form Leicester.[2] In 1891 the parish had a population of 4173.[3]

  • Police station
    Police station
  • North Evington Church
    North Evington Church
  • St Saviours Road
    St Saviours Road

References

  1. ^ Murray, Jessica (14 October 2022). "Leicester council byelection sees huge swing to Tories in area hit by unrest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes North Evington CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Population statistics North Evington CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 January 2023.


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