Borough of Charnwood

For the electoral ward of Leicester, see Charnwood (ward).

Borough of Charnwood
Borough
Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Administrative county	Leicestershire
Admin. HQ	Loughborough
Government
• Type	Charnwood Borough Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Conservative
• MPs:	Stephen Dorrell, Nicky Morgan
Area
• Total	107.7 sq mi (279.0 km²)
Area rank	147th
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	173,545
• Rank	Ranked 105th
• Density	1,600/sq mi (620/km²)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	31UC (ONS) E07000130 (GSS)
Ethnicity	91.7% White 6.0% S.Asian 1.3% Afro-Caribbean
Website	www.charnwood.gov.uk

The Borough of Charnwood is a borough of northern Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, which it contains. Loughborough is the largest town in the district and serves as the borough's administrative and commercial centre.

History

The district of Charnwood was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the municipal borough of Loughborough, the Shepshed urban district and the Barrow upon Soar Rural District. It was then granted borough status on 15 May 1974.^[1]

The symbol of Charnwood Borough Council is the fox, historically linked with Leicestershire, and this is also the symbol used by Leicestershire County Council. Charnwood also contains Quorn, which is believed to be the birthplace of fox-hunting.

Geography

To the south it borders the City of Leicester, about 20 km away from Loughborough. There is a moderately urbanised A6 corridor between the towns and close to the River Soar, including Quorn, Barrow-on-Soar, Mountsorrel, Birstall, Thurmaston, Syston and East Goscote. Shepshed, to the west of Loughborough, is the other major town in the district. The highest point is Beacon Hill (248m/814 ft).

Political representation

There are two Parliamentary constituencies covering the district. Charnwood is represented by the Conservative Edward Argar MP. Loughborough is represented by the Conservative Party's Nicky Morgan.

Demographics

Charnwood is the largest borough by population in Leicestershire, and has the largest school population as well.

Parishes

References

↑ Charnwood Borough Council; The Mayoralty in Charnwood. Accessed 31 January 2006.

External links

Charnwood Borough Council YouTube channel

Towns and villages of the Borough of Charnwood

Towns	Loughborough Shepshed Syston

Large villages	Anstey Barrow upon Soar Birstall East Goscote Mountsorrel Quorn Rothley Sileby Thurmaston

Small villages	Barkby Beeby Burton on the Wolds Cossington Cropston Hathern Hoton Newtown Linford Queniborough Ratcliffe on the Wreake Rearsby Seagrave South Croxton Swithland Thrussington Thurcaston Ulverscroft Walton on the Wolds Wanlip Woodhouse Woodhouse Eaves Wymeswold

Hamlets	Barkby Thorpe Cotes Prestwold

Ceremonial county of Leicestershire

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Unitary authorities	Leicester

Boroughs or districts	Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston

Major settlements	Ashby-de-la-Zouch Braunstone Town Castle Donington Coalville Earl Shilton Hinckley Leicester (Leicester Urban Area) Loughborough Lutterworth Market Bosworth Market Harborough Melton Mowbray Oadby Shepshed Syston Wigston Magna See also: List of civil parishes in Leicestershire

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Districts of the East Midlands

Derbyshire	Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derby Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire

Leicestershire	Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston

Lincolnshire	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Nottinghamshire	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Nottingham Rushcliffe

Northamptonshire	Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough

Rutland	Rutland

Coordinates: 52°46′08″N 1°12′14″W / 52.769°N 1.204°W / 52.769; -1.204

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