Newport[3] is the name given to the ward and suburb[4] of Melton Mowbray in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards of the town on Melton Borough Council.[5]
| Melton Newport[1] | |
|---|---|
 Doctor's Lane, looking towards Melton Mowbray | |
![Melton Newport[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Melton Newport[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Melton Newport[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 5,382 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 111 mi (179 km) SE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE13 |
| Dialling code | 01664 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editThe ward covers the northern part of Melton Mowbray and is split by Scalford Brook.[6] The A607 road runs to the east towards Grantham and Waltham-on-the-Wolds. The former line between Melton Mowbray North and Scalford passes through the northern part of the ward.[7] The area has a mix of rural landscapes and residential, and commercial properties.[8] It is also conjoined with the village of Thorpe Arnold to the east. The ward is also home to Melton Mowbray Hospital.[9]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 5,382. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Melton Newport: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,176 | 96.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 82 | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 68 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 44 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 10 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 5 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,382 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Melton Newport: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,858 | 56% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,149 | 42.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 33 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 28 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 25 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 7 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 6 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,382 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". meltonborough.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Melton Newport (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Melton Newport - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Breens, Julia (5 May 2023). "Melton Borough Council Election Results". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.melton.gov.uk. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Biggs, Paul A.; Biggs, Sandra (1998). Tea Shop Walks in Leicestershire & Rutland. Sigma Leisure. ISBN 978-1-85058-603-6. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Sheffield.), William White (Publisher in (1863). History, Gazetteer and Directory of Leicestershire, and the ... County of Rutland. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Bridgeman, Orlando George C. (October 2008). Hunting Journal Kept By Viscount Newport At Newport Lodge, Melton Mowbray: During Various Years Between 1845 And 1866 (1880). Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4370-7075-0.
- ^ "Melton Mowbray Hospital - Care Quality Commission". www.cqc.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
