North West Leicestershire
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| North West Leicestershire District | |
 Shown within Leicestershire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 146th 279.3 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Coalville |
| ONS code: | 31UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2008 est.): Density: |
Ranked 253rd 90,800 325 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
North West Leicestershire District Council http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | vacant [1] |
North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville.
It contains East Midlands Airport, which has flights to the rest of Britain and various places in Europe. It is also notable for Castle Donington, site of Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and site for music festivals.
The district is represented in the UK Parliament by the constituency of the same name.
This district has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines are now closed, but opencast continues.
It was formed in 1974 by a merger of Ashby de la Zouch Urban District, Ashby Woulds Urban District, Coalville Urban District, Ashby de la Zouch Rural District, Castle Donington Rural District and Ibstock from the Market Bosworth Rural District.
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[edit] Parishes[2]
- Appleby Magna, Ashby Woulds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
- Bardon, Belton, Breedon on the Hill
- Castle Donington, Charley, Chilcote, Coleorton
- Ellistown and Battleflat
- Heather
- Ibstock
- Isley cum Langley
- Kegworth
- Lockington cum Hemington, Long Whatton
- Measham
- Normanton le Heath
- Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe, Osgathorpe
- Packington
- Ravenstone with Snibston
- Snarestone, Staunton Harold, Stretton en le Field, Swannington, Swepstone
- Worthington
[edit] Economy
BMI (British Midland), an airline, is headquartered in Donington Hall, Castle Donington.[3] Prior to its disestablishment, Excalibur Airways had its head office on the grounds of East Midlands Airport in Castle Donington.[4]
[edit] Energy policy
In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas [1] showed that housing in North West Leicestershire produced the 18th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 6,946 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.
- See also: Energy efficiency in British housing.
[edit] References
- ^ "Labour MP David Taylor dies following heart attack". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/8431697.stm. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ "Parish Map of North West Leicestershire". Leicestershire County Council. http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/leicestershire_map/parishmaps.htm?district=NWLeics. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ "Contact us." BMI. Accessed September 23, 2008.
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 24-30 March 1993. "91.
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