Whitwick
Sign in to saveWhitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north 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. Whitwick is situated 4 miles southwest of Shepshed, 6 miles east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 8 miles west-southwest of Loughborough.
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Place details
- Locality
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- St John the Baptist's Church, North Street, Whitwick (NHLE Code 1178164) (June 2025) (1).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Whitwick Parish Church
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.official_name
- Whitwick
- UK place.civil_parish
- Whitwick
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.post_town
- COALVILLE
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.postcode_district
- LE67
- UK place.shire_district
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North West Leicestershire
- Population
- +8612
- Image
- Whitwick parish church.jpg
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Article
26 sectionsContents
- History
- Castle
- Lead up to the Harrying of the North
- Market and fair
- Curious place names in Whitwick
- Past industry and commerce
- Framework knitting
- Mineral water factories
- Coal mining
- Railway
- Religion
- St. John the Baptist Parish Church
- Vicars of Whitwick 1551—2020
- Daughter churches and national school
- Other places of worship
- Methodist and Baptist
- Roman Catholic
- Roman Catholic Priests of Whitwick
- Local public houses
- Local government
- Mount St Bernard and Gracedieu
- Notable residents
- Freedom of the Parish
- Individuals
- References
- External links
Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north 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. Whitwick is situated 4 miles southwest of Shepshed, 6 miles east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 8 miles west-southwest of Loughborough.
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. As early as 1293, Whitwick had a weekly market and a four-day fair. 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.