Coalville

Coalville
Memorial Square and Clocktower
Coalville
Location within Leicestershire
Population37,661 
DemonymCoalvillian
OS grid reference[SK4213 SK4213]
District
  • North West Leicestershire
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOALVILLE
Postcode districtLE67
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • North West Leicestershire

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 is a Sister City with Romans-sur-Isère in southeastern France.

References

  1. "North West Leicestershire profile" (PDF). Nwleics.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. "Demographic Profile of North West Leicestershire" (PDF). Leics.gov.uk. 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2015.