West Knighton is a community in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
in the United Kingdom.
West Knighton's boundaries include Knighton Fields Road East to the North, Welford Road to the East, the London-bound railway line to the West and the Leicester City boundary to the South (a line just South of Asquith Way/''Blvd'') in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...
.
West Knighton was mostly constructed during the 1950s and contains a variety of semi-detached and detached housing, council allotments. It also contains
Lancaster Academy and
Sir Jonathan North Community College. It is part of Knighton ward and of
Leicester South constituency.
External links
Leicester CityLancaster School
Sir Jonathan North Community College
Areas of Leicester
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