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 council is based in Coalville, the area's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashby Woulds and Ibstock, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
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 (Reclaim) |
Area | |
• Total | 107.8 sq mi (279.3 km2) |
• Rank | 126th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 105,011 |
• Rank | Ranked 225th |
• Density | 970/sq mi (380/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 |
The district contains East Midlands Airport. 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 neighbouring districts are Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, North Warwickshire, Lichfield, South Derbyshire, Erewash and Rushcliffe.