Braunstone is a civil parish in the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, now known as the Town of Braunstone. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ...
It is just outside the city boundary of Leicester, and the part of the old civil parish now inside the city boundary is also called Braunstone. This part of the parish, which contains a large council estate was detached in 1935 from the Blaby district and Braunstone Parish to become part of the county borough of Leicester, hence the present split. The use of the name Branustone Town is more recent, and is an attempt by the parish council to distinguish their village from the modern council estate of the same name. Jump to: navigation, search Leicester (pronounced ) is a city in the English East Midlands, on the River Soar. ... Braunstone is a suburb of Leicester, England. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ...
Braunstone is a suburb of Leicester, England, to the south-west of the city centre.
It was built on the grounds of Braunstone Hall, the remnant of the grounds of which are now Braunstone Park.
By the late 20th century, Braunstone had become one of the most deprived areas in the city, and the area received nearly £50 million of regeneration funding under the "New Deal for Communities" scheme.
This part of the parish, which contains a large council estate was detached in 1935 from the Blaby district and Braunstone Parish to become part of the county borough of Leicester, hence the present split.
The use of the name BraunstoneTown is more recent, and is an attempt by the parish council to distinguish their village from the modern council estate of the same name.
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