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Glen Parva, the Glossary

Glen Parva is a civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England with a population of over 17,000.^[1]

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Local Nature Reserves in Leicestershire

Adrian Mole

Adrian Albert Mole is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend.

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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AstroTurf

AstroTurf is an American subsidiary of SportGroup that produces artificial turf for playing surfaces in sports.

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Aylestone

Aylestone is a suburb of Leicester, England, southwest of the city centre and east of the River Soar. Glen Parva and Aylestone are local Nature Reserves in Leicestershire.

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Birmingham–Peterborough line

The Birmingham–Peterborough line is a cross-country railway line in the England, linking Birmingham, and, via, and Since the Beeching Axe railway closures in the 1960s, it is the only direct railway link between the West Midlands and the East of England.

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Blaby

Blaby is a large village in the Blaby District in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre. Glen Parva and Blaby are civil parishes in Leicestershire and villages in Leicestershire.

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Blaby District

Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Glen Parva and Blaby District are Blaby.

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Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell

Bolton Meredith Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell, (22 February 1881 – 21 March 1969) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Whip until 1931 and then as First Lord of the Admiralty.

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Bread roll

A bread roll is a small, usually round or oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter).

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Enderby, Leicestershire

Enderby is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the southwest outskirts of the city of Leicester. Glen Parva and Enderby, Leicestershire are Blaby, civil parishes in Leicestershire and villages in Leicestershire.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eyres Monsell

Eyres Monsell is an electoral ward and administrative division in Leicester, England.

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Fosse Shopping Park is one of Britain's biggest out-of-town shopping parks and it is situated in Enderby parish, in Blaby district, on the southern edge of the city of Leicester, England.

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Glen Parva Barracks

Glen Parva Barracks was a military installation at Glen Parva near South Wigston in Leicestershire.

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Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system.

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Great Central Railway

The Great Central Railway in England was formed when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897, anticipating the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.

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Great Glen, Leicestershire

Great Glen (or Glenn) is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, 2 miles south of Oadby. Glen Parva and Great Glen, Leicestershire are villages in Leicestershire.

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HM Prison Glen Parva

HM Prison Glen Parva was an adult male prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, England.

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Jonathan Morgan is an English football coach and former player.

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Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.

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Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council is the local authority for the city of Leicester, in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England.

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Leicester City W.F.C.

Leicester City Women Football Club is an English professional women's football club based in Leicester.

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Leicester urban area

The Leicester Urban Area or Leicester Built Up Area (2011 onwards) is an urban agglomeration defined by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), centred on the City of Leicester in the East Midlands, England.

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Local nature reserve

Local nature reserve (LNR) is a statutory designation for certain nature reserves in Great Britain.

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National Cycle Network

The National Cycle Network (NCN) was established to encourage cycling and walking throughout the United Kingdom, as well as for the purposes of bicycle touring.

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Oadby and Wigston

Oadby and Wigston is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England.

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River Sence

The River Sence is a river which flows in Leicestershire, England.

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River Soar

The River Soar is a major tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands and is the principal river of Leicestershire.

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Robert Edward Cruickshank

Major Robert Edward Cruickshank VC (17 June 1888 – 30 August 1961) was a Canadian-born British recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for combat gallantry of the British and Commonwealth forces.

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South Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Leicestershire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alberto Costa, a member of the Conservative Party.

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South Wigston

South Wigston is a large village to the south of Leicester, England.

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Sue Townsend

Susan Lillian Townsend (2 April 194610 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism.

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Tom Ford (snooker player)

Tom Ford (born 17 August 1983) is an English professional snooker player from Leicester.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Working men's club

Working men's clubs are British private social clubs first created in the 19th century in industrial areas, particularly the North of England, Midlands, Scotland, Northern Ireland and South Wales Valleys, to provide recreation and education for working class men and their families.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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Youth detention center

In criminal justice systems, a youth detention center, known as a juvenile detention center (JDC),Stahl, Dean, Karen Kerchelich, and Ralph De Sola.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Parva

Also known as Glen Hills Primary School.

Glen Parva, the Glossary

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See also

Blaby

Local Nature Reserves in Leicestershire

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