| Blaby District | |
 Shown within Leicestershire | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: Total: | Ranked 222nd 130.47 km² |
| Admin. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of HQ: | Blaby |
| ONS code: | 31UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est. Blaby is a Village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6240 The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ): Density: | Ranked 244th 92,500 709 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 94. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 3% White 3. 8% S. Asian |
| Politics | |
| Blaby District Council http://www.blaby.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Stephen Dorrell, Andrew Robathan |
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Stephen James Dorrell MP (born 25 March 1952) is a British Politician. Andrew Robert George Robathan (born 17 July 1951 is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP for Blaby in Leicestershire Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
The district is named after Blaby, but also includes Braunstone Town, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Glenfield (the location of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council), Enderby, Glen Parva, Huncote, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Narborough, Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva. Blaby is a Village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6240 Braunstone is a Civil parish and is the largest parish within the district of Blaby in Leicestershire, England, now known as the Town of Cosby is a village in the English county of Leicestershire. It is not known how the name originated and it is first recorded as "Cossebi" in the Cuntesthorpe is a large village and Civil parish in the Leicestershire district of Blaby, with a population of 6393 (2001 census Glenfield is a satellite town and suburb of Leicester, England. Leicestershire County Council is the County council for the English Non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. Enderby is a village in the middle of Leicestershire, England. Glen Parva is a suburb of southern Leicester. It is outside the city boundaries and forms a Civil parish of the district of Blaby. Huncote is a village and Civil parish in the district of Blaby in the county of Leicestershire, England. Kirby Muxloe is a dormitory Village 5 miles southwest of Leicester in the parish of Glenfield. Leicester Forest East or LFE is a settlement in Leicestershire, England, west of Leicester, straddling the M1 motorway. Narborough could be a Person (Sir John Narborough - 17th century British rear admiral Place Sapcote is a small village in the south west of Leicestershire, England, with a population of approximately 2700 Stoney Stanton is a village in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of over 7000 in 2001 Wigston Parva is a hamlet and Civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. Much of the district is part of the Leicester urban area. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional
Blaby was represented in Parliament by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson, between 1974 and 1992. Blaby is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial Nigel Lawson Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born 11 March 1932 is a British Conservative Politician who was Chancellor of the Exchequer between Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
History
The district traces its origins to the Blaby Poor Law Union [1], which was founded in 1834. A Poor Law Union was a unit used for local government in the United Kingdom from the 19th century Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It became a rural district of Leicestershire in 1894. Rural districts were a type of Local government area &ndash now superseded &ndash established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales, and Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oadby was removed in 1913 to form an urban district. Oadby is a town within the borough of Oadby and Wigston, in Leicestershire, England. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area 1935 saw parts being transferred to Leicester, whilst it took in part of the abolished Hinckley Rural District. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional The Rural district of Hinckley was set up in 1894, covering the rural area around Hinckley Leicestershire, England. In 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, the area was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan district. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England.
Parishes
- Aston Flamville
- Blaby, Braunstone Town
- Cosby, Countesthorpe, Croft
- Elmesthorpe, Enderby
- Glen Parva, Glenfield
- Huncote
- Kilby, Kirby Muxloe
- Leicester Forest East, Leicester Forest West, Lubbesthorpe
- Narborough and Littlethorpe
- Potters Marston
- Sapcote, Sharnford, Stoney Stanton
- Thurlaston
- Whetstone, Wigston Parva
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