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| Loughborough | |
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 Clockwise from top left: Loughborough University; Central; Carillon; All Saints Church; Old Town Hall & town centre | |
  Loughborough Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 64,884 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SK5319 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | |
| Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE11 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Loughborough (/ˈlʌfbərə/ [2] LUF-bə-rə) is a market town in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884.[3]
It is the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester. Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is at an equal distance to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and the East Midlands Airport. Loughborough is also home to the world's largest bell foundry, John Taylor Bellfounders, which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral; it has also made bells for the Carillon War Memorial, a landmark in Queens Park.
- ^ "Loughborough (Leicestershire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Definition of 'Loughborough'". Collinsdictionary.com. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Loughborough in Leicestershire (East Midlands)". City Population. Retrieved 22 December 2023.