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 miles18.7 km
- Coventry 19.9 miles32 km
- Nottingham 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Derby 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Burton upon Trent 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Nuneaton 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Tamworth 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Rugby 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Loughborough 8.5 miles13.6 km
- West Bridgford 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Long Eaton 14.5 miles23.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Ibstock East Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Ibstock Built-up area 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Ibstock West Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Ellistown Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Sence Valley Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ellistown & Battleflat Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Ellistown and Battleflat Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bardon Built-up area 1.6 miles2.7 km
- Hugglescote Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hugglescote and Donington le Heath Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Hugglescote St. Mary's Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hugglescote St. John's Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Ibstock
LE67 6JD, LE67 6LW, LE67 6LF, LE67 6GA, LE67 6HL, LE67 6ND, LE67 6NE, LE67 1GB, LE67 6YY … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 22.4 miles36 km
- Shackerstone Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Market Bosworth Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
Hotels near Ibstock Ad
- The Queens Head 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Halfway Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Fieldhead Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Mallories 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Hermitage Park Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Castle Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Champneys Springs 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Staff of Life 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
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 miles10.3 km
- Bradgate House Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Donington Park Recreation 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Highcross Shopping centre 10.8 miles17.4 km
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 11 miles17.7 km
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles18 km
- Belgrave Library Library 11.2 miles18 km
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 11.3 miles18.1 km
- University of Leicester University 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Liberty Way Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km