Coleman, Leicester
Encyclopedia
Coleman is an electoral ward
and administrative division of the city of Leicester
, England
, consisting of the Leicester suburbs of Crown Hills and North Evington.
to the west and north, Humberstone & Hamilton
to the north-east, Evington
to the east and Spinney Hills
to the south.
, disconnected from the village itself. The areas in between have been infilled later on. 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.
, located in the Crown Hills area.
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
and administrative division of the city of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, consisting of the Leicester suburbs of Crown Hills and North Evington.
Geography
Coleman is bounded by the wards of CharnwoodCharnwood (ward)
Charnwood is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprises the northern Leicester suburb of Northfields and its Tailby and Morton ex-council estates.-Geography:...
to the west and north, Humberstone & Hamilton
Humberstone & Hamilton
Humberstone & Hamilton is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprises the north-eastern Leicester suburbs of Humberstone, Humberstone Garden, Hamilton and Netherhall.-Geography:...
to the north-east, Evington
Evington
Evington is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of 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...
to the east and Spinney Hills
Spinney Hills
Spinney Hills is an inner city area of Leicester, England. It is situated to the north of the core Highfields area, around Spinney Hill Park. To the north is Northfields, to the east North Evington, to the west is the railway line, and to the south is the main part of Highfields....
to the south.
History
North Evington was originally in the parish of EvingtonEvington
Evington is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of 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...
, disconnected from the village itself. The areas in between have been infilled later on. 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
Arthur Wakerley
Arthur Wakerley was a British architect. Born in Melton Mowbray, he was articled to James Bird. He was a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and sometime President of the Leicester Society of Architects...
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.
Education
Coleman has a local secondary school, Crown Hills Community CollegeCrown Hills Community College
Crown Hills Community College , is a secondary school in Leicester, England with more than 1200 pupils and more than 200 staff members.There are 9 classes in each year with over 30 students in each class....
, located in the Crown Hills area.