Stoke Golding

Stoke Golding
Parish church of Saint Margaret
Stoke Golding is located in Leicestershire
Stoke Golding
Stoke Golding
Location within Leicestershire
Population1,684 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP399973 Stoke Golding
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNUNEATON
Postcode districtCV13
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°34′14″N 1°24′53″W / 52.5706°N 1.4147°W / 52.5706; -1.4147

Stoke Golding is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, close to the county border with Warwickshire.[1] According to the 2001 census, the total population was 1,721 in just over 700 houses. The population at the 2011 census was 1,684 in 723 households.[2] The village is 15 miles (24 km) from the city of Leicester, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Hinckley and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Nuneaton. The village is bordered on one side by the Ashby Canal, well-used for recreational purposes.

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 June 2016.