Borough of Charnwood

The Borough of Charnwood is a local government district with borough status in the north of Leicestershire, England, which has a population of 166,100 as of the 2011 census.[1] It borders Melton to the east, Harborough to the south east, Leicester and Blaby to the south, Hinckley and Bosworth to the south west, North West Leicestershire to the west and Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire to the north. It is named after Charnwood Forest, an area which the borough contains much of.

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

Borough of Charnwood
Borough
Loughborough Carillon
Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyLeicestershire
Admin. HQLoughborough
Government
 • TypeCharnwood Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Conservative
 • MPs:Edward Argar,
Jane Hunt
Area
 • Total107.7 sq mi (279.0 km2)
Area rank141st
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total185,851
 • RankRanked 101st
 • Density1,700/sq mi (670/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code31UC (ONS)
E07000130 (GSS)
Ethnicity91.7% White
Websitewww.charnwood.gov.uk

The administrative centre of the borough is located in Loughborough, which is also the district's largest town and its main commercial centre. The town is also the location of Loughborough University. Other notable settlements include Shepshed, Syston, Birstall and Thurmaston.

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.[2]

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 two population centres and close to the River Soar, including Quorn, Barrow-on-Soar, Mountsorrel, Birstall, Sileby, Thurmaston, Syston, Queniborough and East Goscote.

To the south of the borough Birstall, Queniborough, Thurmaston and Syston, form part of the Leicester Urban Area, while Quorn and Shepshed (the second largest town in the district), amongst others, might be considered to be part of a Loughborough urban agglomeration.

The highest point is Beacon Hill (248m/814 ft) to the north of the Charnwood Forest 'area of natural beauty' extending WN-west into the National Forest

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 Jane Hunt.

Demographics

Charnwood is the largest borough by population in Leicestershire,[3] and has the largest school population as well.

Population growth in Charnwood
Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 2021 2031
Population 89,980 103,282 127,046 132,170 141,759 153,428 166,100 179,400 188,250 207,000
Census [4] ONS [5] ONS Projections [6]

Parishes

References
  1. "Borough population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  2. Charnwood Borough Council; The Mayoralty in Charnwood. Archived 20 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 January 2006.
  3. excluding the City of Leicester part of Ceremonial Leicestershire
  4. Vision of Britain through time
  5. mid year estimate
  6. ONS population projections 2014 base / projections uplifted by '21-1050/'31-1,400 given underestimation at 2016 - 1,100/

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