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| Population | 57,600 (2004) |
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| District | Charnwood |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LOUGHBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | LE11 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| European Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Loughborough |
| List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire | |
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In 1841 Loughborough was the destination for the first ever package tour organised by Thomas Cook, for a local temperance group (see Temperance movement) from Leicester. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link A package holiday or package tour consists of Transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a Tour operator. Thomas Cook ( 22 November 1808 &ndash 18 July 1892) of Melbourne Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional The town has the world's largest bell foundry — John Taylor Bellfounders — who made the bells for the Carillon war memorial, a landmark in the town. A foundry is a Factory which produces Metal Castings from either Ferrous or non-ferrous alloys Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd (formerly trading as John Taylor Bellfounders, John Taylor & Co and other names based in Loughborough in the United Kingdom A carillon (/kaʁijɔ̃/ /ˈkærɪljɒn/ or /kəˈrɪljən/ is a Musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bells which are played A war memorial is a building monument statue or other edifice to celebrate a War or victory or (predominating in modern times to commemorate those who died or were injured
To the south of the town centre lies the Shelthorpe Estate - a large council estate which was the largest in the country when it was built in the 1920s and 1930s. Shelthorpe is a large council estate south of the town centre of Loughborough in Leicestershire. A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. On the edge of Loughborough to the north, Dishley Grange Farm was the home of agricultural revolutionist Robert Bakewell. Robert Bakewell (1725 - 1795 was a revolutionary in the field of Selective breeding. The farm was once home to the annual Leicestershire County Show.
Loughborough has its own newspaper and guide, the Loughborough Echo and Loughborough Guide, but in common with many towns and villages in Leicestershire it is also served by the Leicester-based Leicester Mercury. The Loughborough Echo is a paid-for weekly local Newspaper owned by Trinity Mirror plc. The Leicester Mercury is a British regional Newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust, for the city of Leicester and the
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Transport
Rail
Loughborough station is on the Midland Main Line, located on the eastern edge of the town. All Saints Church, officially All Saints with Holy Trinity is the Church of England parish church of the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire Loughborough serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. This line offers high-speed links to and from London and northbound to Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England St Pancras International opened in November 2007 when Eurostar services commenced from there. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris
There were at one time three railway routes to the town: the still operating Midland line; the Great Central Railway which had its own Central station, closed as a result of the Beeching cuts; and a branch line from Nuneaton, part of the erstwhile London and North Western Railway. The Great Central Railway ( GCR) was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed Richard Beeching Baron Beeching ( 21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985) commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922
The Great Central Railway line is now the terminus of the south section of the Great Central Steam Railway heritage railway; plans are in hand to reopen the line to the north and join the two sections. Not to be confused with the modern day train operating company Grand Central Railway see Great Central Main Line for full route of original railway A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a
Road
The M1's Junction 23 is about 2 miles (5km) west of the town. The M1 is a major south – north Motorway in England primarily connecting London to Leeds, where The north of the town can also be accessed from Junction 24, travelling through Kegworth and Hathern on the A6 road. Kegworth (pronounced locally as "Keggoth" or "kegg-wuth" is a Village on the River Soar, Leicestershire Hathern is a large village and Civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. Local bus services are operated by Paul S Winson Coaches and Kinch Bus(Article is for the parent company)
Waterways
The River Soar passes to the East of the town. Trent Barton is one of the very small number of significant independent bus operators in the UK. The River Soar is a Tributary of the River Trent in the English East Midlands. Navigation from Loughborough northwards towards the Trent was achieved in 1778 by the construction of the Loughborough Navigation which terminates at Loughborough Wharf between Derby Road and Bridge Street. Subsequently the Leicester navigation was constructed connecting to the Loughborough Navigation at 'Canal Bridge'. The Leicester navigation connects to the River Soar to the South of the town. Both now form part of the Grand Union Canal system. The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system.
Shopping
The centre of Loughborough's shopping area is the pedestrianised Market Place and Market Street, which maintain a number of original art deco buildings. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial A large outdoor market is held there every Thursday and Saturday, while a smaller flea market is held on Fridays and there is a monthly farmers' market. A flea market or swap meet is a type of Bazaar where inexpensive or secondhand goods are sold or bartered The first mention of a market in Loughborough is 1221, however it may have existed prior to this date.
'The Rushes' shopping centre has recently been built on the site of the former bus station and is occupied by national chains. The Rushes is linked to the existing town centre area by the streets Churchgate & Churchgate Mews; the latter includes many individually styled independent outlets.
Recreation
The local Rugby Union club, Loughborough RFC, play at the Derby Road playing fields. Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Loughborough Rugby Football Club is a Rugby union club in Loughborough, United Kingdom that has been in existence since 1891, when it was known The club was formed in 1892. Other sports teams include the non-league Loughborough Dynamo Football Club and the Loughborough Aces (Collegiate American Football). Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. Loughborough Dynamo Football Club is a football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with There is also a netball league which plays at the Loughborough Leisure Centre. Netball is a non-contact team Sport similar to and derived from Basketball. A leisure centre in the UK and Canada is a purpose built building or site usually owned and operated by the Borough Councilor district The town was also once the home of a professional football club, Loughborough F.C. who played in the Football League during the late 1800s. Loughborough Athletic and Football Club were an English football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, that played in The Football The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Cricket is prominent in the town, with Loughborough Greenfields C. C. being one of the most respected club sides in the county. The university is also home to the ECB National Cricket Academy, a facility used by the England Cricket Team as their primary training centre.
The Loughborough Canal Festival which started in 1997 is an annual event and is centred on 'Chain Bridge' every year. The Loughborough Canal and Boat Festival is an annual event that is held in Loughborough. The event typically attracts some 10,000 visitors and occurs in May.
The 'Picnic In the Park' started in 1980 and is an annual event held in May. It is organised by Charnwood Arts and held in Queens Park. Typically there are small stall holders, food, activities for children, circus performers, dance and live music.
The 'Streets Alive' is another event organised between Charnwood Arts and Charnwood Borough Council at a similar time of year. Charnwood is a local government district with Borough status in northern Leicestershire, England.
The Great Central Railway is a preserved steam railway based at Loughborough Central Station just south of the town centre, and operates services every weekend throughout the year. Not to be confused with the modern day train operating company Grand Central Railway see Great Central Main Line for full route of original railway The railway is renowned for being the only double track mainline steam railway in the United Kingdom.
In November, the annual street fair takes over the centre of the town and closes the A6 and numerous other roads to traffic. The fair runs from Wednesday afternoon to Saturday night, bringing visitors from Loughborough and surrounding villages, such as Quorndon, Mountsorrel, Barrow-upon-Soar, Shepshed and Sileby. Quorn is a Village in Leicestershire, England. Its name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889 to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity For Mount Sorrel Wiltshire see Broad Chalke. Mountsorrel is a Village in Leicestershire Barrow upon Soar is a large village in northern Leicestershire, in the Soar Valley between Leicester and Loughborough Shepshed, often known until 1888 as Sheepshed, (also Sheepshead - a name derived from the village being heavily involved in the wool industry is a Town in Leicestershire Sileby is a village and Civil parish in the Soar Valley in Leicestershire, between Leicester and Loughborough. The fair has many different rides for all age groups, amusement arcades, food stands and games. Popular treats sold at the stalls include brandy snaps, Grantham biscuits and mushy peas with mint sauce, along with the traditional burgers, hot dogs and chips. Brandy snaps are a common dessert food in England Ireland Australia and New Zealand A biscuit (ˈbɪskɨt is a small baked product the exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until This page is about the sauce/condiment for the Cartoon strip of the same name see Mint Sauce (cartoon strip.
Loughborough Town Hall is a venue for theatre as well as conferences and weddings. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage. The 497-seat theatre recently underwent a £2. 8 million refurbishment.
The town is also home to the The Reel Cinema, which is part of a small chain of 10 cinema, there are currently six screens housed in the theatre, which is decorated in an art deco style. The cinema was built in 1936 and has been called the Pal Court and Ballroom, Empire, Classic and Curzon. The cinema is currently building an expansion to the rear of the main building to house a bowling alley and more cinema screens.
University
Loughborough University is increasing in prominence, mainly because of its academic success. Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands In 2004 this institution was ranked 9th among all the British Universities by the prestigious Times' Good University Guide. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. The Good University Guide is a guide to British universities The guide provides league tables to compare British universities as well as subject performance In 2006 Loughborough University was ranked at an even higher overall position by the same guide: 6th. In 2007 The Guardian rated the University 8th in the country, and was ranked 10th out of 117 institutions by The Guardian League Tables 2009 (published online 1/6/08 for students wanting to start university in the 2009-10 academic year. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The university is also ranked 5th in the country in some rankings, falling just behind Oxbridge and the top 2 London universities.
Loughborough University is the country's premier university for sports development, research and education. Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands The University has the largest sports scholarship programme in the UK. Currently over 250 international athletes are studying and training there.
The institution has also received important awards, being one of only 2 Universities to receive 6 Queen's Anniversary Prizes in 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2007. [1].
In the Time Higher awards November 2006 the university was also voted number one for the UK's best student experience
Notable residents
Notable Loughborough natives include Albert Francis Cross, the journalist, author, poet and playwright who was born on Moor Lane on 9 May 1863, the two time Laurence Olivier Award nominated stage actress Nicola Hughes and Coronation Street's Roy Cropper actor David Neilson. Albert Francis Cross (1863-1940 wrote under the Pen name of A Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Nicola Hughes is a British dancer singer and actress of Antiguan decent Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Royston "Roy" Cropper, played by David Neilson, is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street David Neilson (born 13 March 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire) is an English Actor best known for portraying Most biographies of Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx suggest he was a Londoner. Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK House duo comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe that rose to popularity in the late 1990s In fact he was a pupil at Loughborough Grammar School and son of the one time vicar of nearby Woodhouse Eaves and Ibstock. Loughborough Grammar School (commonly LGS founded in 1495 by Thomas Burton is a selective fee-paying independent Secondary school in Loughborough, Woodhouse Eaves is a village located on the side of Beacon Hill, in the Charnwood Forest area of Leicestershire, UK. Ibstock is a small town and Civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 5300 The Dundee-born Castaway presenter and humorous entertainer Danny Wallace attended Holywell County Primary School. Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 16 November, 1976) is a British documentary comedian, writer television and radio presenter on XFM Mark Collett, notorious sidekick of Nick Griffin in the BNP, attended Loughborough Grammar School. Mark Adrian Collett (born October 3 1980) is a former chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin (born 1959 is a British politician The high jumper Ben Challenger, son of Showaddywaddy drummer Romeo Challenger, is also from Loughborough. Ben Challenger (born 7 March 1978 in Loughborough, Leicestershire) is an English High jumper His personal best jump of Showaddywaddy are a 1970s pop group from Leicester, England. They specialised in revivals of hit Songs from the 1950s Romeo Challenger (born 19 May 1950, in Antigua) is a Caribbean -born British -based Rock music star.
Notable sporting graduates of Loughborough University include Sebastian Coe, Paula Radcliffe, David Moorcroft, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Monty Panesar, Steve Backley and Lawrie Sanchez. Sebastian Newbold Coe Baron Coe, KBE (born 29 September 1956, and often nicknamed Seb Coe) is a British former top-level Paula Jane Radcliffe MBE (born on 17 December, 1973 in Davenham, Cheshire, England) is a British David Robert Moorcroft (born April 10 1953) is a former English 1500 m and 5000 m runner whose career spanned the late 1970s and 1980s Dame Tanni Carys Davina Grey-Thompson DBE (born 26 July 1969 in Cardiff Wales) is a Welsh athlete and TV presenter Monty Panesar (born Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire) is an English Cricketer A left-arm spinner, Panesar Stephen "Steve" James Backley OBE (born February 12, 1969 in Sidcup) is a former athlete from Britain specialising Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a Northern Irish football manager and
Twinning
Loughborough is twinned with:
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External links
- Official website Charnwood Arts
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Loughborough University
- Official website of the Town Hall
- Loughborough Streets Alive
- Picnic in the Park
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