Whitwick/ˈwɪtɪk/ is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, close to the town of Coalville in the northwest of the county. It lies in an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington.
It was an important manor in the Middle Ages, which once included Bardon and Markfield, parts of Hugglescote, Donington le Heath, Ratby, Bocheston, Newtown Unthank and Whittington.[2] As early as 1293, Whitwick had a weekly market and a four-day fair.[3] The population of Whitwick, according to the 2001 census was 10,815 persons. 8,092 of these fell into the 16–74 working age range, although only 4,689 were employed. The population of the village at the 2011 census had fallen to 8,612.[4]
^"Whitwick Parish Council Website". Whitwick Parish Council. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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^Hoskins, W G: Leicestershire – A Shell Guide, 1970
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
Whitwick /ˈwɪtɪk/ is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, close to the town of Coalville in...
name may derive from the name of the house belonging to the founder of Whitwick Colliery: 'Coalville House'. However, conclusive evidence is a report in...
Whitwick railway station served the village of Whitwick, Leicestershire, England. It was built by the Charnwood Forest Company, serving the Charnwood...
Stations on the Charnwood Forest Railway were located at Coalville East, Whitwick, Shepshed and Loughborough Derby Road. By 1885, the company had been placed...
Until 1875, Thringstone had been a township within the ancient parish of Whitwick. The township of Thringstone, based on a feudal (manorial) division of...
this family were proprietors of businesses in the neighbouring village of Whitwick, which included a tallow candle factory, mineral water factory and butcher's...
later moved to the neighbouring village of Whitwick and died on 13 February 1913. He was laid to rest in Whitwick Cemetery, in the presence of thousands of...
cluster of dwellings near Warren Hills, either side of the road between Whitwick and Copt Oak. There is a public house here called The Bull's Head, which...
Ellistown, Hugglescote, Kegworth, Measham, Shackerstone, Thringstone and Whitwick. Castle Donington is notable as the location of Donington Park, a grand-prix...
and quern-stones. The granite quarries at Bardon Hill, Buddon Hill and Whitwick supply crushed aggregate to a wide area of southern Britain. The forest...
1 KOs) in a scheduled 6 round bout at the Hermitage Leisure Centre in Whitwick. Fury won every round as he cruised to a comfortable points win 60–54....
near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley. The abbey was the first permanent monastery...
(created 2002), Hugglescote and Donington le Heath (created 2011), and Whitwick (created 2011). Leicestershire North West Leicestershire Thringstone no...
The Plaza Cinema, Silver Street, Whitwick - 1914 (destroyed by fire, 1982) Hosiery Factory, North Street, Whitwick - 1914 (demolished c 2005) Working...
New Swannington is an area between Whitwick and Swannington in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. Buildings of note are...
pronounced as "Co-ville" by its inhabitants. Neighbouring pit villages such as Whitwick ("Whittick") share the Coalville inflection as a result of the same huge...
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July 1803 Cornwall's Estate Act 1803 43 Geo. 3. c. cxiv 4 July 1803 Whitwick, Thringstone and Pegg's Green Inclosure Act 1803 43 Geo. 3. c. cxv 4 July...
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