North West Leicestershire
Non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The towns in the district include of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville (where the council is based) and Ibstock. Notable villages in the district include Donington le Heath, Ellistown, Hugglescote, Kegworth, Measham, Shackerstone, Thringstone and Whitwick.
North West Leicestershire District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East Midlands |
Administrative county | Leicestershire |
Admin. HQ | Coalville |
Government | |
• Type | North West Leicestershire District Council |
• MP: | Andrew Bridgen (Independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 108 sq mi (279 km2) |
• Rank | 126th |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 107,672 |
• Rank | Ranked 224th |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
ONS code | 31UH (ONS) E07000134 (GSS) |
Ethnicity | 98.8% White |
Castle Donington is notable as the location of Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals. The area has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines in the area have closed, but opencast mining still continues. The district is also home to part of the Battlefield Line and the Ibstock Brick.
The neighbouring districts are Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, North Warwickshire, Lichfield, South Derbyshire, Erewash and Rushcliffe.