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|official_name= Evington
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|postcode_district = LE5
|dial_code=0116
|constituency_westminster= [[Leicester East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicester East]]<br>[[Leicester South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicester South]]
|unitary_england = [[Leicester]]
|lieutenancy_england = [[Leicestershire]]
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'''Evington''' is an
==History==
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===Evington village===
[[File:School Lane Evington.JPG|thumb|left|Evington Village Conservation Area]]
The name Evington comes from the
In 1931 the parish had a population of 1802.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375083/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Evington AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=1 January 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10375083|title=Relationships and changes Evington AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 January 2023}}</ref> The modern ward does include the large 1950s development based at Downing Drive and Spencefield Lane.<ref name=McKinley/>
Evington village has been a [[conservation area]] since 1989.<ref name=LCCConserv>[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/ep/planning/conservation/conservationareas/conservationareasleicester/evington-village/ www.leicester.gov.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110232354/http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/ep/planning/conservation/conservationareas/conservationareasleicester/evington-village/ |date=10 January 2011 }} Evington Village</ref>
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===Council estates===
[[Rowlatts Hill]] is a [[council estate]] established on a hillside to the north of [[Leicester General Hospital]] in 1964–67 by the City Architect Stephen George with two 22-story blocks of flats and single or two-storey houses of grey brick. A later development (1973–77) is of red brick houses.<ref name=Pevsner>Pevsner, N., & Williamson, E., (1985) ''The Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland''; 2nd ed. (Penguin Books)</ref>
[[Goodwood, Leicestershire|Goodwood]] is a 1950s council estate considered together with Evington for council housing purposes.<ref name=Housing2005/><ref name=GandETRA>
[[File:EvingtonVillageGreen2011.JPG|thumb|left|Evington Village Green]]
[[File:Evington Tree of Life.JPG|thumb|right|Evington Park]]
=== Village Green ===
Evington Village Green is a triangle of land bounded to the north by Main Street, on the Southwest by High Street and to the east by Church Street. The village war memorial is located on the northeast corner. On the west corner is a Baptist Chapel and a building called the Manse.<ref name=LCCConsult>[http://consultations.leicester.gov.uk/docs2/89/Evington%20Village%20Open%20Spaces.pdf Leicester City Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813230305/http://consultations.leicester.gov.uk/docs2/89/Evington%20Village%20Open%20Spaces.pdf |date=13 August 2011 }} Evington Village Open Spaces (2003)</ref> It is largely open space for recreation, with a large old oak tree in the south-east corner.<ref name=LCCConsult/> It also features a newly refurbished children's playground, funded by the Friends of Evington Village Green. It is the site of the Evington Village Fete and Show, held annually.
=== Evington Park ===
[[Image:Evington House 2011.JPG|thumb|right|Evington House]]
Evington park is some {{convert|44|acre|km2}} of public parkland, opened in 1948, formerly the estate of Evington House (built 1836) which is used as offices and some public amenities.<ref name=LCCHistory/> It contains many mature trees, including a
=== Arboretum ===
This was established as a public amenity in 1970 and consists of an area south of St Denys Church, bounded on the west by a golf course, with more than 500 trees largely planted in taxonomic groups.<ref name=Arboretum>Evington Arboretum: leaflet (undated) by Leicester City Council Parks and Garded Spaces</ref><ref name=LCCShady>[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/shady-lane-arboretum/ Leicester City Council] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101030154/http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/lc/parks-green-spaces/main-parks/shady-lane-arboretum/ |date=1 January 2011 }} Shady Lane Arboretum</ref> In the northmost area, many individual trees are planted by arrangement with the council as memorials to people who have died.<ref name=Arboretum/>
[[File:The Hollow Evington.JPG|thumb|left|Piggy's Hollow]]
=== The Hollow ===
This is [[Scheduled monument]] (SM17026), often known as 'Piggy's Hollow', consisting of the remains of the moats of a manor house built in the late 13th century by John de Grey.<ref name=LCCHollow>[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/ep/planning/conservation/scheduledmonuments/scheduledmonumentslist/evington-hollow/ Leicester City Council] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110929083913/http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/ep/planning/conservation/scheduledmonuments/scheduledmonumentslist/evington-hollow/ |date=29 September 2011 }} The Hollow, Evington</ref><ref name=EchoHollow>[http://www.evingtonecho.co.uk/FebMarch11/piggyshollow.htm Evington Echo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005103/http://www.evingtonecho.co.uk/FebMarch11/piggyshollow.htm |date=26 April 2012 }} Piggy's Hollow</ref> It is on the north side of the Arboretum and adjacent to St Denys Church on the west.
[[File:St Denys Evington 2011a.JPG|thumb|right|St Denys parish church]]
=== St Denys Church ===
The [[Church of England]] church of St [[Denys]] has been the parish church for almost 800 years, having been dedicated on 9 October 1219 by the [[Bishop of Lincoln]].<ref name=StDenys>[http://www.stdenys.org.uk/history.htm www.stdenys.org.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507224459/http://www.stdenys.org.uk/history.htm |date=7 May 2011 }} History</ref> It is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name=HeritageDenys>[https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1200786&resourceID=5 www.heritagegateway.org] Parish Church of St Denys</ref> The tower and spire are original: the South and North Aisles date from the 14th century, and the Chancel from the 19th century.<ref name=StDenys/> Its rare ring of 4 bells was augmented to six following an appeal in the late 1980s.<ref name=LCCPark/>
[[File:EvingtonChapel2011.JPG|thumb|left|Evington Chapel]]
=== Evington Chapel ===
Evington Chapel is a [[Baptist]] Church on the corner of Main Street and High Street, by Evington Village Green.<ref name="Chapel">
=== Masjid Umar Mosque ===
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The [[Masjid Umar, Leicester|Masjid Umar mosque]], which is also Evington Muslim Centre, was completed in 2000.<ref name=LM2003>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-24878247_ITM Leicester Mercury Oct 31, 2003] Mosque Wins Readers' Vote of Approval</ref><ref name=BBCLeicester>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/masjid_umar_mosque.shtml BBC Leicester 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127140622/http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/360_images/2002/11/masjid_umar_mosque.shtml |date=27 November 2012 }} Exclusive access to Masjid Umar mosque</ref><ref name= Masjid>
==Amenities==
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Nearby places, [[Goodwood, Leicestershire|Goodwood]], [[Evington Valley]], [[Oadby]], [[Thurnby]], [[Stoughton, Leicestershire|Stoughton]].
Evington is home to the Leicestershire Golf Club, on the south of the village, and west of the arboretum.<ref name=LGC>
The largest employer in the area is the Leicester General hospital, located near [[Goodwood, Leicestershire|Goodwood]] on Coleman Road which is south of Uppingham Road (the [[A47 road|A47]]).
The ''Evington Echo'' is the community newspaper. It is produced by volunteers and is delivered free of charge to 5,800 houses in the area. It was first published in 1981
===Schools in the area===
'''Primary schools:''' Linden
'''Secondary schools:''' [[City of Leicester College]]
Evington Hall is a Grade II listed building (built about 1840)<ref name=HeritageHall>[https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1361049&resourceID=5 www.heritagegateway.org.uk] Evington Hall</ref> which in the past was a [[convent school]],<ref name=McKinley/> then part of Leicester Junior Grammar School, but is now part of a [[Hindu
==Transport==
Evington is served by regular buses on [[Centrebus]] services 22A
==Council
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==People==
Evington was the home of England [[Association
==References==
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*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66592 British History Online] Evington
==External links==
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