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 increasing to 6,201 at the 2011 census. The town gets on the A447 road In between Coalville and also Hinckley. The toponym Ibstock could be a derivative of Ibestoche suggesting the farm or community of Ibba, which is an Old English personal name likewise located in various other toponyms. The 1801 Census gives a complete population of 763, in 152 households, two-thirds engaged in farming, the remainder in trade and also manufacturing. By 1811 the population had actually boosted to 836. Ibstock is a former coal mining neighborhood and additionally has historical as well as current manufacturing plants that create floor tiles, bricks, boots and footwear, as well as light design. In the 19th century a branch of the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Train was constructed through the area and Heather & Ibstock railway station was opened to offer the village. Passenger services finished in 1931, with the line with to Coalville East closing entirely in 1964, prior to the publication of the Reshaping of British Railways record. The station master's residence on Station Road survives.
