Belgrave area of Leicester

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The Belgrave area of Leicester is a vibrant, historically industrial district now best known for its large South Asian community, bustling shops and restaurants, and cultural landmarks along the Golden Mile.

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Belgrave area of Leicester canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Leicester ⓘ
urban neighbourhood ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Hindu temples ⓘ
Sikh gurdwaras ⓘ
community centres ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic predominantly South Asian population ⓘ
significant Gujarati community ⓘ
significant Indian community ⓘ
hasEconomicCharacteristic concentration of small independent businesses ⓘ
retail corridor along Belgrave Road ⓘ
hasEvent Diwali lights switch-on on Golden Mile ⓘ
hasHistoricalCharacteristic historically industrial area ⓘ
hasLandUse mixed residential and commercial ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentWard Belgrave ward ⓘ
hasNearbyWaterBody River Soar ⓘ
hasNotableStreet Belgrave Road ⓘ
Golden Mile ⓘ
hasReputation Golden Mile as a major Asian shopping destination in the UK ⓘ
hasTransportLink A607 road NERFINISHED ⓘ
bus services to Leicester city centre ⓘ
hasUrbanCharacteristic converted former industrial buildings ⓘ
dense terraced housing ⓘ
historicalEconomicBase manufacturing ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
knownFor Diwali celebrations ⓘ
Indian restaurants ⓘ
South Asian shops ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ
curry houses ⓘ
jewellery shops ⓘ
large South Asian community ⓘ
textile shops ⓘ
vibrant street life ⓘ
languageCommunity Gujarati-speaking community ⓘ
Hindi-speaking community ⓘ
Punjabi-speaking community ⓘ
locatedIn East Midlands ⓘ
Leicester ⓘ
Leicestershire ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
partOf City of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Leicester
religiousCommunity Hindu community ⓘ
linked to: Hindu diaspora

Muslim community ⓘ
Sikh community ⓘ

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Belgrave Road (Golden Mile) → partOf → Belgrave area of Leicester ⓘ