Coalville
Coalville is a town in the district of North West Leicestershire, 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 twinned with Romans-sur-Isère in southeastern France.
Coalville Media
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.
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.