Coalville
Coalville is a town in the district of North West Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. In the 2011 census, 34,575 people lived there.[1][2] The town is on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent. It is close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester. The town borders Charnwood Forest.
| Coalville | |
 Memorial Square and Clocktower |
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| Population | 37,661 |
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| Demonym | Coalvillian |
| OS grid reference | SK4213 |
| District | North West Leicestershire |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COALVILLE |
| Postcode district | LE67 |
| Dialling code | 01530 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | North West Leicestershire |
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Coalville is a Sister City with Romans-sur-Isère in southeastern France.
Coalville Media
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A Sheffield, Tinsley Yard, to Bardon Hill granite quarry empty freight train crossing High Street/Hotel Street in the centre of Coalville, July 2016. The building in the background was where passengers could buy tickets for the trains until the Midland Railway opened a proper station just beyond in 1848.
Stenson House, built 1934 as Municipal Offices
Coalville Parish Church on London Road, photographed on Saint George's Day, April 23rd 2014
Saint David's Church, Broom Leys
Coalville Evangelical Church
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Coalville
The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Belvoir Road
National Spiritualists' Union Church, Bridge Road, Coalville
References
- ↑ "North West Leicestershire profile" (PDF). Nwleics.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Demographic Profile of North West Leicestershire" (PDF). Leics.gov.uk. 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
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