Evington

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Area of Leicester, England

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::summary Area of Leicester, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Evington
country	England
region	East Midlands
static_image_name	School Lane Evington.JPG
static_image_caption	Evington Village Conservation Area
static_image_2_name	LeicesterEvingtonWard.svg
population	17,268
population_ref	(2021)
os_grid_reference	SK628030
post_town	LEICESTER
postcode_area	LE
postcode_district	LE5
dial_code	0116
constituency_westminster	Leicester East
Leicester South
unitary_england	Leicester
lieutenancy_england	Leicestershire
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Evington is an area of Leicester, and electoral ward of the Leicester district, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It used to be a small village centred on 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. Today, the ward comprises the historical village of Evington, as well as the modern ex-council estates of Rowlatts Hill and Goodwood. The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 17,268.

History

Evington village

The name Evington comes from the Old English meaning 'farm/settlement of Eafa/Aefa'. After the Norman Conquest of 1066 the land was given to Hugh de Grentesmesnil.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 1802. 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. The modern ward does include the large 1950s development based at Downing Drive and Spencefield Lane.

Evington village has been a conservation area since 1989.

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. For council housing purposes it is considered separate from Evington.

Goodwood is a 1950s council estate considered together with Evington for council housing purposes. It is just under 1000 residences.

Features

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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. It is largely open space for recreation, with a large old oak tree in the south-east corner. 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

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Evington park is some 44 acre of public parkland, opened in 1948, formerly the estate of Evington House (built 1836) which is used as offices and some public amenities.

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. In the northmost area, many individual trees are planted by arrangement with the council as memorials to people who have died. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/The_Hollow_Evington.JPG" caption="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. It is on the north side of the Arboretum and adjacent to St Denys Church on the west. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/St_Denys_Evington_2011a.JPG" caption="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. It is a Grade II* listed building. The tower and spire are original: the South and North Aisles date from the 14th century, and the Chancel from the 19th century. Its rare ring of 4 bells was augmented to six following an appeal in the late 1980s. The interior includes 3 stained glass windows from 1870. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/EvingtonChapel2011.JPG" caption="Evington Chapel"] ::

Evington Chapel

Evington Chapel is a Baptist Church on the corner of Main Street and High Street, by Evington Village Green. It is an 1837 Gothic style building with slate roof, and a Grade II listed building.

Masjid Umar Mosque

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The Masjid Umar mosque, which is also Evington Muslim Centre, was completed in 2000.

Amenities

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Evington has two main shopping centres: the first largely based in a modern development near the old village and including the local library, and the second towards the northern end of Downing Drive. Public houses include the Cedars in the old village and the Dove in Downing Drive. The Village Hall is a brick building on Church Lane, opposite St Denys: its foundation stone calls it King George V Hall and is dated MDCDXII (1912). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Evington_Village_Hall.JPG" caption="Evington Village Hall"] ::

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

Evington is home to the Leicestershire Golf Club, on the south of the village, and west of the arboretum.

The largest employer in the area is the Leicester General hospital, located near Goodwood on Coleman Road which is south of Uppingham Road (the 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 Primary School, Evington Valley Primary School, Whitehall Primary School, Oaklands (Special School), Coleman Primary School, Krishna Avanti Primary School, Leicester, Spinney Hill Primary School.

Secondary schools: City of Leicester College, St Paul's Catholic School, Judgemeadow Community College.,Madani Schools Federation.

Evington Hall is a Grade II listed building (built about 1840) which in the past was a convent school,

Transport

Evington is served by regular buses operated by Centrebus services 22, 22A 22E & 81.

Council election result, 2007

People

Evington was the home of England football international Emile Heskey. Both Emile Heskey and Gary Lineker (winner of the Golden Boot) attended the City of Leicester College in Evington, as did former Labour media adviser Alastair Campbell and Dr Nicholas Shepherd (co-founder of the internet). Heskey and Shepherd were both pupils at Linden Primary school in Evington. What is now the Cedars public house and restaurant on the corner of Main Street and School Lane was formerly the home of the novelist E. Phillips Oppenheim.

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Evington Arboretum: leaflet (undated) by Leicester City Council Parks and Garded Spaces
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