Syston
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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.
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Charnwood
- Population
- 12804
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Syston.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0116
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- OS grid reference
- SK621118
- postal code
- LE7
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- Syston
- different from
- Syston
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Economy
- Geography
- Notable residents
- Twin towns
- Local organisations
- References
- Sources
- External links
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Syston” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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