Birstall, Leicestershire

Birstall
Village sign depicting a cedar tree
Birstall is located in Leicestershire
Birstall
Birstall
Location within Leicestershire
Population12,216 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK596088
Civil parish
  • Birstall
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE4
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°40′25″N 1°07′12″W / 52.67364°N 1.12000°W / 52.67364; -1.12000

Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.

It is the largest village in Charnwood, with a population only marginally lower than the neighbouring town of Syston at the 2001 census.