Sileby
Sign in to saveSileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough. The village is close to Barrow upon Soar, Mountsorrel, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Seagrave and Cossington. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,835, rising to 8,959 at the 2021 census.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Sileby High Street - geograph.org.uk - 860407.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sileby High Street
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.map_type
- Leicestershire
- UK place.official_name
- Sileby
- UK place.population
- 8,959
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.shire_district
- Charnwood
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Melton and Syston
- UK place.post_town
- LOUGHBOROUGH
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Charnwood
- Population
- +7835
- Official website
- www.silebyparishcouncil.org.uk
- Image
- Sileby High Street - geograph.org.uk - 860407.jpg
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Sileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough. The village is close to Barrow upon Soar, Mountsorrel, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Seagrave and Cossington. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,835, rising to 8,959 at the 2021 census.
The origins of the village date back to around 840 AD when the area was settled by the Danes - Leicestershire forming part of the Danelaw along with other counties in the vicinity. The name Sileby may in fact come from the Danish name "Sighulf".