Ibstock
Ibstock is a town and civil parish concerning 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Coalville in North West Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil church was 5,760 at the 2001 census boosting to 6,201 at the 2011 census. The town is on the A447 road In between Coalville and also Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a derivative of Ibestoche suggesting the farm or district of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name also found in other toponyms. The 1801 Census provides an overall population of 763, in 152 families, two-thirds engaged in farming, the rest in trade and production. By 1811 the population had actually boosted to 836. Ibstock is a former coal mining community and likewise has historical and present manufacturing plants that generate ceramic tiles, blocks, boots and footwear, and also light engineering. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and also Nuneaton Joint Railway was built through the location as well as Heather & Ibstock railway station was opened to serve the town. Passenger services ended in 1931, with the line via to Coalville East closing totally in 1964, prior to the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's home on Station Road endures.
