Ibstock
Ibstock is a town and also civil parish regarding 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish was 5,760 at the 2001 census increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census. The town is on the A447 road Between Coalville and also Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a by-product of Ibestoche indicating the plantation or community of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name also located in other toponyms. The 1801 Census offers a total population of 763, in 152 households, two-thirds took part in agriculture, the remainder in trade and also manufacturing. By 1811 the population had boosted to 836. Ibstock is a previous coal mining area as well as also has historic and also existing factory that create ceramic tiles, bricks, boots as well as footwear, and light design. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Train was built via the location and also Heather & Ibstock railway station was opened to offer the village. Passenger solutions finished in 1931, with the line through to Coalville East closing entirely in 1964, prior to the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's home on Station Road endures.