Whitwick

Whitwick /ˈwɪtɪk/ is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county. It lies in an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington. Whitwick is situated 4 miles southwest of Shepshed, 6 miles east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 8 miles west-southwest of Loughborough.

Whitwick
Whitwick Parish Church
Whitwick Location within Leicestershire
Population	8,612 (2011 Census)
Civil parish	Whitwick[1]
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COALVILLE
Postcode district	LE67
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North West Leicestershire
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°44′25″N 1°21′20″W

It was an important manor in the Middle Ages, which once included Bardon and Markfield, parts of Hugglescote, Donington le Heath, Ratby, Bocheston, Newtown Unthank and Whittington.^[2] As early as 1293, Whitwick had a weekly market and a four-day fair.^[3] The population of Whitwick, according to the 2001 census was 10,815 persons. 8,092 of these fell into the 16–74 working age range, although only 4,689 were employed. The population of the village at the 2011 census had fallen to 8,612.^[4]

Governance

Whitwick elects parish councillors to Whitwick Parish Council and is represented at the county level by Councillor Joseph Boam, who was elected to Leicestershire County Council for the Whitwick division in 2025 as a member of Reform UK.^[5] The Boam family have been established in Whitwick for over 170 years, with successive generations involved in local business and community life.^{[citation needed]}