Ibstock
Parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.688, -1.38 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 41 10 |
| Population: | 5,650 |
| Dialling code: | 01530 (Coalville) |
Ibstock sits in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, and grew from a small rural settlement into a busy industrial parish during the 19th and 20th centuries thanks to coal mining and clay/brick works. The village still has a medieval parish church of St Denys and a mix of older cottages and later terraced housing, set alongside surrounding farmland and pockets of new woodland associated with the National Forest.
Today Ibstock feels partly post‑industrial and partly commuter, with light industry and brickmaking heritage alongside local shops, schools and active clubs. Good road links make Leicester and Coalville easily reachable, while community events and remembrance of the mining past give the parish a distinct local identity.
Postcode districts covering Ibstock
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 11.6 miles
- Coventry 19.9 miles
- Nottingham 21.4 miles
- Derby 15.9 miles
- Burton upon Trent 13.6 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 20.4 miles
- Nuneaton 12.3 miles
- Tamworth 13.5 miles
- Rugby 22.2 miles
- Loughborough 8.5 miles
- West Bridgford 19.4 miles
- Long Eaton 14.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ibstock East Ward 0.2 miles
- Ibstock Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Ibstock West Ward 1.1 miles
- Ellistown Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Sence Valley Ward 1.4 miles
- Ellistown & Battleflat Ward 1.5 miles
- Ellistown and Battleflat Parish 1.5 miles
- Bardon Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hugglescote Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish 1.7 miles
- Hugglescote St. Mary's Ward 1.8 miles
- Hugglescote St. John's Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ibstock
LE67 6QR, LE67 6AQ, LE67 6LP, LE67 6PA, LE67 6JF, LE67 6GY, LE67 6GB, LE67 6JJ, LE67 6HS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 10.1 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 22.4 miles
- Shackerstone Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Market Bosworth Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Ibstock Ad
- Hermitage Park Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- Halfway Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Bosworth Hall Hotel & Spa 3 4.3 miles
- The Royal Arms Hotel Room Only 4 5.8 miles
- Ye Olde Red Lion - Market Bosworth 2 4.5 miles
- Fieldhead Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- The Appleby Inn Hotel 3 7 miles
- Link Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- Mallories 4 6.4 miles
- Travelodge Leicester Markfield 3 3.6 miles
Schools in Ibstock
- Ibstock Junior School Primary
- Ibstock School Secondary
- St Denys C of E Infant School, Ibstock Primary
Local points of interest
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 6.4 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 7.1 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 9.7 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 10.8 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 11 miles
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 11.1 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 11.2 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 11.3 miles
- University of Leicester University 11.7 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 11.9 miles