Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill is the name given to the ward[3] and suburb[4] of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town.[5] The ward is one of two (along with Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill) of Burbage and covers the suburbs of Lash Hill and St Catherine's.
| Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill[1] | |
|---|---|
Clockwise from top: Burbage St Catherine's Church from Hinckley Road, Sapcote Road & Congregational Church on Church Street | |
![Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 6,049 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 96 mi (154 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hinckley |
| Postcode district | LE10 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editThe ward covers the eastern portions of the village of Burbage and includes the suburb of Lash Hill. It is mostly focused on the older part of the village at Church Street, Hinckley Road, Sapcote Road, and Burbage Road.[6] It also includes the Grade II* listed St Catherine's Church.[7][8]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 6,049. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,800 | 95.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 120 | 2% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 74 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 34 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 16 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 6,049 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,092 | 55% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,372 | 42.2% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 50 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 31 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 20 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 34 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 21 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Total | 6,049 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Your Councillors". moderngov.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Britain, Great (2008). Statutory Instruments. H.M. Stationery Office. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Coyle, Simon (4 July 2024). "Hinckley and Bosworth general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ The London Gazette. T. Neuman. 1896. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Burbage - 1295212 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth; Brandwood, Geoffrey K. (1 March 1985). Leicestershire and Rutland. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09618-7. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
