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Ibstock is a former coal mining town [2] [3] [4] and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census [ 5 ] and 7,615 at the 2021 census.
Ibstock (Ibstock → North West Leicestershire → Leicestershire → Leicestershire → East Midlands → England → United Kingdom) Camera location 52° 41′ 17.9″ N, 1° 23′ 47″ W
Heather (/ ˈ h iː ð ər / ⓘ HEE-dhər) is a village west of Ibstock in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 949 at the 2001 census reducing to 920 at the 2011 census. [2] In the Domesday Book of 1086, its name is recorded as Hadre, meaning "the heathland". [3]
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 ...
Donington le Heath Manor House, built around 1280, is one of the oldest surviving houses in England. The building stands on Anglo-Saxon foundations, suggesting that an even earlier structure occupied the site: it has a hall facing south and two wings on the north side and a moat. There are some alterations made in the 17th century, including ...
Sence Valley Forest Park. Sence Valley Forest Park is located between Ibstock and Heather in North West Leicestershire, and within the National Forest, England.. It is situated on the site of a former open cast mine where, between 1982 and 1996, eight million tonnes of coal were extracted by opencast mining. [1]
Leicester * 330,574 (279,921) 443,760 [5] (329,839) City of Leicester Oadby and Wigston; Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough: parts. The makeup of the Leicester area figures is shown at the Leicester Built-Up Area article. Figures in brackets are the population of the city council (Unitary Authority/UA) area. 2 Loughborough * 55,258 59,932 Charnwood
The Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield in the English Midlands is one of the smaller British coalfields. [1] The two areas are sometimes separately referred to as the South Derbyshire Coalfield and the Leicestershire Coalfield .