It is situated on the north-eastern edge of Nuneaton, close to the A5 (Watling Street) and approximately 1½ miles from the town centre.
Home nation: England Region: West Midlands Administrative county: Warwickshire Ceremonial county: Warwickshire Historic county: Warwickshire Local government district: Nuneaton & Bedworth borough District ward(s): St Nicolas, Weddington County electoral division(s): St Nicolas, Weddington Postal district(s): CV11 (sector 6) Boundaries: Watling Street (A5), The Long Shoot and Hinckley Road (A47), Glebe Lane and the grounds of North Warwickshire & Hinckley College, and Higham Lane The estate is named after the ecclesiastical parish in which it is located, Nuneaton St Nicolas.
One street (Callendar Close) is named after a local farm, while Milby Drive takes its name from the town and parish church of Milby in George Eliot's Scenes of Clerical Life, which was based on Nuneaton (her home town) and St Nicolas parish church.
At secondary level, St Nicolas Park is in the catchment area for nearby Higham Lane School.
Other nearby pubs include The Chase (on Higham Lane), The Acorn (on Camborne Drive in Horeston Grange), and The Longshoot Hotel.