Ibstock
Ibstock is a town and 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 Between Coalville and also Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a by-product of Ibestoche indicating the grange or district of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name likewise located in other toponyms. The 1801 Census offers a total population of 763, in 152 families, two-thirds took part in farming, the rest in profession and production. By 1811 the population had raised to 836. Ibstock is a former coal mining neighborhood as well as likewise has historical and present factory that generate ceramic tiles, blocks, boots and also shoes, as well as light design. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway was constructed through the area as well as Heather & Ibstock train station 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 report. The station master's house on Station Road makes it through.
