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Clarendon Park, Leicester
Clarendon Park is an area in the south of the city of Leicester. It is bordered by Welford Road to the west, London Road to the east, Victoria Park to the north and Knighton Road to the south. It is part of Castle Ward and the constituency of Leicester South. There are two major shopping streets; Queens Road and Clarendon Park Road. These two roads intersect near the centre of Clarendon Park, with Queens Road running north-south, and Clarendon Park Road running east-west.
== History ==
Until the nineteenth century, much of the land now covered by Clarendon Park is said to have been owned by the Society of Friends, whose meeting house is still situated in the area. It is widely believed that it was the Society's opposition to the consumption of alcohol that led to there at one time being very few pubs in the area, although several bars have opened in recent years along Queens Road.
In 1877 a group of local businessmen founded the Clarendon Park Company after buying 120 acres of land in the area. The origin of the name 'Clarendon Park' is unknown, but it has been suggested that it was chosen because it "bestowed an appropriate dignity on what was intended to be a good class residential district".
Building work began immediately on this initial plot, and the surrounding land was quickly invested in by other local entrepreneurs. Architects active in Clarendon Park in these early years include James Tait, Isaac Barradale and Ernest Gimson.
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