Borough of Charnwood

Charnwood
Loughborough Carillon
Loughborough Carillon
Shown within Leicestershire
Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyLeicestershire
Admin. HQLoughborough
Government
 • TypeCharnwood Borough Council
 • MPs:Edward Argar,
Jeevun Sandher
Area
 • Total108 sq mi (279 km2)
 • Rank127th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total184,748
 • RankRanked 110th
 • Density1,700/sq mi (660/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
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Religion (2021)
 • Religion
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Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code31UC (ONS)
E07000130 (GSS)

Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in the north of Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, much of which lies within the borough. Towns in the borough include Loughborough (where the council is based), Shepshed and Syston. Villages in the borough include Barrow upon Soar, Birstall, Hathern, Mountsorrel, Quorn, Rothley, Sileby and Woodhouse Eaves.

The neighbouring districts are Melton, Harborough, Leicester, Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire and Rushcliffe.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Charnwood Local Authority (E07000130)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.