Shelthorpe is a ward[3] and suburb[4] of Loughborough, in the Charnwood district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
| Shelthorpe[1] | |
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Clockwise from top: Shelthorpe Road, Skyline of the Shelthorpe Council Estate & Cemetery Chapel | |
![Shelthorpe[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Shelthorpe[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Shelthorpe[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 9,675 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 113 mi (182 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Loughborough |
| Postcode district | LE11 |
| Dialling code | 01509 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editThe ward covers the southern part of Loughborough and is a council housing estate.[5]
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 9,675. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Loughborough Shelthorpe: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 8,017 | 82.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 1,103 | 11.4% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 276 | 2.9% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 111 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 101 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 65 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Total | 9,675 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Loughborough Shelthorpe: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irreligious | 4,595 | 50.2% | |||||||||||
| Christian | 3,497 | 38.2% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 541 | 5.9% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 352 | 3.8% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 68 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 53 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 37 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 9,675 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Ward boundaries". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Loughborough Shelthorpe (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
- ^ "Loughborough Shelthorpe - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 13 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 13 October 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Tim (14 March 2021). "A History of Loughborough". Local Histories. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
