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.
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| 240px 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
- George Stephenson - Project Gutenberg etext 13103.jpg
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- Freight train at level crossing in Coalville, July 2016.jpg
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.
- Coalville Municipal Building January 2013.jpg
Stenson House, built 1934 as Municipal Offices
- Christ Church Coalville, pictured on Saint George's Day, April 23rd 2014.jpg
Coalville Parish Church on London Road, photographed on Saint George's Day, April 23rd 2014
- Saint David's Church, Broom Leys.jpg
Saint David's Church, Broom Leys
- Cecchurch.jpg
Coalville Evangelical Church
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Coalville
- Coalville Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.jpg
The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Belvoir Road
- Coalville Spiritualist Church.jpg
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.
