HMP Fosse Way

HM Prison Glen Parva was an adult male prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in Glen Parva, Leicestershire, England. Glen Parva was operated by His Majesty's Prison Service from 1974 to 2017; from July 2011 onwards, it was an adult and young offenders institution. The prison closed in June 2017, following an announcement at the end of 2016 that it would be replaced with a newly built category C adult prison. It has since been demolished and a new prison, HMP Fosse Way, was opened on the site in 2023.

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

Wigston Glen Parva railway station was a railway station on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line that served Glen Parva in Leicestershire, England.

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

South Wigston High School is a coeducational secondary school in Leicester, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1938 to serve the community of South Wigston. The school serves students aged 11 to 16, mainly receiving pupils from Glen Hills, Fairfield and Parkland primary schools. It also attracts pupils from many areas of the city of Leicester and the county of Leicestershire. The school has a purpose-built sports centre and several sport fields. It is part of the Learning without Limits Academy Trust.Notable alumni include Sue Townsend (1946-1950), author; Louis Deacon (1991-1995), Rugby player for Leicester Tigers and England; and Brett Deacon (1992-1996), also a rugby player for Leicester Tigers and England. In 2016, BBC2 produced a documentary entitled The Secret Life of Sue Townsend, Aged 68 ¾. Much of the documentary was filmed at the school, and current students participated. In 2018 South Wigston High School's Progress 8 measure was positive at 0.06, which put the school in the top 50% of schools nationally for progress at GCSE level.In 2019, the school attracted attention for its long-standing policy whereby pupils' mobile phones, which are prohibited in school, would be returned to their parents after a voluntary £2 contribution to charity.

St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.

South Wigston railway station is a railway station serving the large village of South Wigston in Leicestershire. The station is on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line about 3.5 miles (6 km) south of Leicester, on the west - north loop of Wigston Junction. South Wigston station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway (EMR) train operating company (TOC). Not all trains operating between Birmingham and Leicester stop here. Although the station is only served by CrossCountry, it is managed by East Midlands Railway as CrossCountry does not manage any stations. The station is unstaffed, so passengers buy the full range of tickets for travel from the guard on the train at no extra cost. Facilities at the station are limited, consisting of one "bus shelter" type shelters on each of the two platforms to protect passengers from the weather, as well as a timetable board, public address system and notice board.

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A Church of England School, previously known as Samworth Enterprise Academy, is a school with Academy status located in Leicester, England. It is a co-educational school for 3-16 year olds that specialises in Food, Business and Enterprise. The school was created on the site of the Mary Linwood Comprehensive School which closed in 1997. It opened in 2007 under the co-sponsorship of the Church of England and businessman Sir David Samworth, and incorporates a fully functioning church.The school became part of the Tudor Grange Academies Trust in January 2016.

South Wigston is a large village to the south of Leicester, England. It is outside the city boundary, forming part of the Oadby and Wigston district of Leicestershire. The population of the ward rose slightly from 7,471 at the 2001 census to 7,490 at the 2011 census.

County Hall Football Club is a football club based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division and play at Saffron Lane, groundsharing with Aylestone Park.

Aylestone Park Football Club is a football club based in Leicester, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Division One and play at Saffron Lane.

Wigston South railway station, originally named Wigston station, was a railway station serving Wigston Magna in Leicestershire. Following the arrival of the station and further substantial development of Wigston Junction, locomotive shed and wagon works, the area was built up to form what is now known as South Wigston.