North West Leicestershire

North West Leicestershire District
Coalville, the largest town and administrative centre of North West Leicestershire district
Coalville, the largest town and administrative centre of North West Leicestershire district
Shown within Leicestershire
Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyLeicestershire
Admin. HQCoalville
Government
 • TypeNorth West Leicestershire District Council
 • MP:Amanda Hack (Labour)
Area
 • Total108 sq mi (279 km2)
 • Rank126th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total107,672
 • RankRanked 224th
 • Density1,000/sq mi (390/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 code31UH (ONS)
E07000134 (GSS)
Ethnicity98.8% White

North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The towns in the district include of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville (where the council is based) and Ibstock. Notable villages in the district include Donington le Heath, Ellistown, Hugglescote, Kegworth, Measham, Shackerstone, Thringstone and Whitwick.

Castle Donington is notable as the location of Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals. The area has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines in the area have closed, but opencast mining still continues. The district is also home to part of the Battlefield Line and the Ibstock Brick.

The neighbouring districts are Charnwood, Hinckley and Bosworth, North Warwickshire, Lichfield, South Derbyshire, Erewash and Rushcliffe.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North West Leicestershire Local Authority (E07000134)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.