Hollywell, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Hollywell[3] is a ward[4] and suburb[5] of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Holywell[1]
Smisby Road & Potter's Grange
Holywell[1] is located in Leicestershire
Holywell[1]
Holywell[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,228 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
• London115 mi (185 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Ashby-de-la-Zouch
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshby-de-la-Zouch
Postcode districtLE65
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°45′19″N 1°28′50″W / 52.755216°N 1.480569°W / 52.755216; -1.480569

Geography

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The ward covers the northwestern part of Ashby and is split from the Money Hill ward by Smisby Road to the east.[6]

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,228. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Ashby Holywell: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 3,113 96.4%
Asian or Asian British 37 1.1%
Mixed 36 1.1%
Black or Black British 26 0.8%
Other Ethnic Group 15 0.6%
Arab 1 0.1%
Total 3,228 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Ashby Holywell: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 1,521 49.6%
Irreligious 1,499 48.9%
Muslim 17 0.6%
Hindu 16 0.5%
Buddhist 6 0.2%
Sikh 5 0.2%
Other religion 2 0.1%
Total 3,228 100%

References

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  1. ^ "Your Councillors". North West Leicestershire District Council. 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Ashby Holywell (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ Kirby, Mary (1850). A Flora of Leicestershire. Hamilton, Adams, and Company. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Ashby Holywell - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Britain, Great (1794). An Act for Making and Maintaining a Navigable Canal from the Coventry Canal, at Or Near Marston Bridge, in the Parish of Bedworth, in the County of Warwick, to a Certain Close in the Parish of Ashbydelazouch, in the County of Leicester: And for Continuing the Same from Thence in One Line to the Limeworks, at Ticknall, in the County of Derby, and in Another Line to the Limeworks at Cloudhill, in the Said County of Leicester, with Certain Cuts Or Branches from the Said Canal. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ Oldfield, Paige (14 February 2018). "Fire at Holywell Mill in Ashby: everything we know so far". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 14 October 2024.