Syston
Sign in to saveSyston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. The population was 11,508 at the 2001 census, rising to 12,804 at the 2011 census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Syston
- UK place.population
- 12,804
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 Census)
- UK place.static_image_name
- Syston.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Green, Syston
- 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
- LEICESTER
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE7
- UK place.dial_code
- 0116
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK621118
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Syston ( ) is a town and civil parish in the district of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. The population was 11,508 at the 2001 census, rising to 12,804 at the 2011 census.
==Overview== The name Syston derives from an Old English personal name and tūn meaning 'settlement'. The exact personal name is uncertain but could be Sigehaeth or Sigethryth.