Ibstock is a village and also civil parish concerning 2.5 miles (4 kilometres) 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 gets on the A447 road Between Coalville and Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a by-product of Ibestoche implying the plantation or community of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name likewise discovered in various other toponyms. The 1801 Census gives a total population of 763, in 152 families, two-thirds took part in agriculture, the remainder in profession and also manufacturing. By 1811 the population had increased to 836. Ibstock is a previous coal mining area and additionally has historic and existing manufacturing plants that create tiles, blocks, boots and also footwear, and also light design. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway was developed through the location as well as Heather & Ibstock railway station was opened to serve the town. Passenger services finished in 1931, with the line via to Coalville East closing entirely in 1964, before the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's home on Station Road makes it through.