Abbey[3] is one of twenty one electoral districts and ward[4] within the Leicester City Council unitary area of Leicester in Leicestershire, England.[5] It had a population of 22,105 at the 2021 Census.
| Abbey[1] | |
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Clockwise from top: Leicester Abbey ruins, Red Hill Way and Leicester North railway station on the Great Central Railway. | |
![Abbey[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Abbey[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Abbey[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 22,105 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| OS grid reference | SK5839005900 |
| • London | 101 mi (163 km) SE |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE4 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Geography
editThe ward encompasses the northern parts of the city and covers the suburb of Wolsey Island and a small part of the village of Birstall in the Charnwood Borough, which is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 22,105. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Abbey: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 11,221 | 50.8% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 6,691 | 30.3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 2,055 | 9.3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 968 | 4.4% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 957 | 4.3% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 214 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 22,105 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Abbey: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 7,242 | 34.9% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 5,921 | 28.6% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 3,572 | 17.2% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 2,925 | 14.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 804 | 3.9% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 149 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 105 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 7 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 22,105 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Leicester City Council | Library". cabinet.leicester.gov.uk. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Abbey (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Herbert, Joanna (22 April 2016). Negotiating Boundaries in the City: Migration, Ethnicity, and Gender in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-08944-5.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Abbey (Leicester) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Simon (18 June 1998). Complete Geography. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-913398-7.
