Oadby, Leics LE2
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Oadby, Leics LE2 by David Hallam-Jones as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Oadby, Leics LE2
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 7 Jan 2013
Looking towards the A6 from inside Ellis Park. This park was originally two small fields used by drovers as an overnight resting place for animals on the last stage of their journey to Leicester Market from the Market Harborough area. The fields were eventually given to the people of Oadby by Mrs R. Ellis, wife of Mr G.H. Ellis, owner of the Leicester Mining and Railway Company. Mrs Ellis declared the park open in 1898. The car park on the right serves Oadby (indoor) Swimming Pool, situated on its right.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
52.601375
Longitude
-1.086599