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Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood (borough), Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884. It is the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester. Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is also located near Leicester and Derby. Loughborough is also home to the world's largest bell foundry, John Taylor Bellfounders, which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral; it has also made bells for the Loughborough Carillon, Carillon War Memorial, a landmark in Queens Park. History Medieval The earliest reference to Loughborough occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086, which calls it ''Lucteburne''. It appears as ''Lucteburga'' in a charter from the reign of Henry II of England, Henry II, and as ''Luchteburc'' in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. The name is of Old English origin and means "Luhhede's ''b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough University
Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public university, public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when Loughborough Technical Institute was founded. In March 2013, the university announced it had bought the former broadcast centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as a second campus. The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £363.2 million, of which £47.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £251.6 million. In 2024, Loughborough Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom, ranked ninth nationally for undergraduate education. History The university traces its roots back to 1909, when the Loughborough Technical Institute was founded in the town centre. There followed a period of rapid expansion led by principal Herbert Schofield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough (UK Parliament Constituency)
Loughborough is a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency in Leicestershire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Jeevun Sandher of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. The constituency is a considered a bellwether, as it has reflected the national result at every general election since February 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974. Boundaries Historic 1885–1918: The Sessional Division of Loughborough (except the parishes of Cossington, Seagrave, and Sileby), and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester. 1918–1950: The Loughborough, Borough of Loughborough, the Urban Districts of Ashby-de-la-zouch, Ashby Woulds, and Shepshed, the Rural Districts of Castle Donington Rural District, Castle Donington and Loughborough Rural District, Loughborough, and the Rural District of Ashby de la Zou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storer, Loughborough
This is a list of Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of Councillor#United Kingdom, councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets. County council Leicestershire Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 2 May 1985: Electoral Divisions from 2 May 1985 to 5 May 2005: Electoral Divisions from 5 May 2005 to 4 May 2017: † minor boundary changes in 2013 Electoral divisions from 4 May 2017: Unitary authority council Leicester Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983: Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:legislation.gov.uk The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 Retrieved on 6 November 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outwoods, Loughborough
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire in the East Midlands. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets. County council Leicestershire Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 2 May 1985: Electoral Divisions from 2 May 1985 to 5 May 2005: Electoral Divisions from 5 May 2005 to 4 May 2017: † minor boundary changes in 2013 Electoral divisions from 4 May 2017: Unitary authority council Leicester Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983: Wards from 5 May 1983 to 1 May 2003:legislation.gov.uk The Leicestershire (City of Leicester and District of Rutland) (Structural Change) Order 1996 Retrieved on 6 November 2015. Wards from 1 May 2003 to 7 May 2015: Wards from 7 May 2015 to present: D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church, Loughborough
All Saints Church, officially All Saints with Holy Trinity is the Church of England parish church of the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire within the Diocese of Leicester. History The church dates from the 14th century; the tower from the 15th century. It is located on a slight rise within the old town and is probably the site of a pre-Christian place of worship. All Saints is one of the largest parish churches in England, which is an indication of the importance of Loughborough in the mediaeval wool trade. Loughborough Grammar School was likely founded by a priest at the church c. 1496, paid for in the will of local wool merchant Thomas Burton, and the school was housed within the church grounds until it moved away to its purpose-built campus in 1850. The hymn composer G. W. Briggs (himself an Old Loughburian) was rector of All Saints from 1918 to 1934. Next door is the Old Rectory, originally a mediaeval manor house, the earliest record of which is 1228. It was mostly de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county has an area of and a population of one million according to 2022 estimates. Leicester is in the centre of the county and is by far the largest settlement, with a Leicester urban area, built-up area population of approximately half a million. The remainder of the county is largely rural, and the next-largest settlements are Loughborough in the north, Hinckley in the south-west, and Wigston south-east of Leicester. For Local government in England, local government purposes Leicestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughborough Town Hall
The Loughborough Town Hall is a building fronting onto the Market Place in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. Built as a corn exchange and ballroom in 1855, it later became a municipal building and subsequently a theatre. It is a Grade II listed building. The building is still used for full council meetings of Charnwood Borough Council. History The origins of the building lie in the early 19th century, when four Loughborough tradesmen began a movement to provide the town with a public gathering place. It received much more momentum with the involvement of the local MP, Charles Packe of Prestwold Hall, who donated £500 towards the enterprise. With his backing, other local gentry got on board, and £8,012 was raised for the purchase of land and the construction of the building. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Charles Packe in October 1854: it was designed by the Northampton-born architect William Slater in the Italianate style, built in ashlar stone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
