East Goscote, Leicestershire

Introduction

The photograph on this page of East Goscote, Leicestershire by Kate Jewell as part of the Geograph project.

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East Goscote, Leicestershire

Image: © Kate Jewell Taken: 6 Sep 2005

With a population of approximately 3000, East Goscote is a 'new' village, complete with school, church and village shops. It was built to the west of the A607 in the 1960s as an overflow residential area for Leicester, which is 6 miles to the south.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.713301
Longitude
-1.052289