Ellistown

Ellistown is located in Leicestershire
Ellistown
Ellistown
Location within Leicestershire
Population2,106 (parish, 2001 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSK4211
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCoalville
Postcode districtLE67
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
WebsiteEllistown & Battleflat Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°41′56″N 1°22′01″W / 52.699°N 1.367°W / 52.699; -1.367

Ellistown is a village about 2 miles (3 km) south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. It is named after Colonel Joseph Joel Ellis who died in 1885. The population from the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Ellistown and Battleflat.

The village has a community primary school,[2] two village shops and a hairdressing salon. A working men's club, Ellistown F.C. football club and five play parks. Ellistown is just within the eastern boundary of the National Forest.

  1. ^ "Area selected: North West Leicestershire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ Welcome to Ellistown Community Primary School