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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Coalville

  

Coalville Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Coalville

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Coalville history

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Coalville was a centre of the coal-mining district of north Leicestershire. It has been suggested that the name may derive from the name of the founder of Whitwick Colliery: ‘Coalville House’

Pre-industrial period

Long Lane, now known as Coalville, was little more than a track known as Long Lane . It ran approximately east-west, stretching between two turnpikes, Bardon and Hoo Ash . The Red House, an eighteenth-century building, was one of very few buildings then standing . Hugglescote and Donington-le-Heath were part of Ibstock parish until 1878 .

Coal-mining

Coal has been mined in the area since the medieval period, a heritage also traceable in the place name Coleorton . Examples of mine workings from these times can be found on the Hough Mill site at Swannington .

Leicester and Swannington Railway

Leicester and Swannington Railway – Leicestershire’s first railway – opened in 1832, reaching Coalville in 1833 . The railway was extended to Burton upon Trent in 1845, placing Coalville on an important route between Burton and Leicester . Heavy coal traffic encouraged further railways linking Coalville to Nuneaton and Loughborough .

Assent to administrative town

Coalville Urban District was formed in 1894 . It came to assimilate several outlying villages following local government changes in 1936 . It was superseded in 1974 by the North West Leicestershire District .

Timeline

Long Lane (Whitwick) colliery sunk by William Stenson in 1824 . Long Lane was a colliery in the late 1800s .

Coalville culture & places

The Coalville Male Voice Choir was formed in 1944. Dr Georgie Lorimer is only the fifth musical director in the choir’s seventy four-year history.

Gastronomy

Historian William George Hoskins had little complimentary to say about Coalville in his Shell Guide (1970), aside from remarking that “excellent pork pies” were produced there . A food and drink festival was held in November 2013 .

You can visit Coalville places with Walkfo Coalville to hear history at Coalville’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Coalville has 50 places to visit in our interactive Coalville map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Coalville, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Coalville places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Coalville & the surrounding areas.

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50 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Coalville tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Coalville

  

Best Coalville places to visit

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Coalville has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Coalville’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Coalville’s information audio spots:

Ibstock United F.C. Ibstock United Football Club was a football club based in the village of Ibstock, near Coalville in Leicestershire, England. They played at the Welfare Ground.

Grace Dieu Manor Grace Dieu Manor is a 19th-century country house near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It is a Grade II listed building and occupied by a school until 2020.

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