Ibstock
Ibstock is a village and also civil parish about 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 boosting to 6,201 at the 2011 census. The village gets on the A447 road In between Coalville and Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a by-product of Ibestoche suggesting the grange or district of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name also located in various other toponyms. The 1801 Census offers an overall population of 763, in 152 families, two-thirds participated in agriculture, the rest in profession and also manufacturing. By 1811 the population had actually raised to 836. Ibstock is a previous coal mining area as well as likewise has historic as well as current manufacturing plants that produce floor tiles, blocks, boots and also shoes, and light engineering. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby as well as Nuneaton Joint Train was constructed with the area and also Heather & Ibstock train terminal was opened to offer the town. Passenger services finished in 1931, with the line through to Coalville East closing completely in 1964, before the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's house on Station Road survives.
