Town or village· Postcode LE67
Whitwick
Leicestershire, East Midlands · population 8,354 · Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Whitwick
Whitwick is a large village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, some two miles north of Coalville in the northwest of the county. It lies in an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington. Whitwick is situated 4 miles southwest of Shepshed, 6 miles east of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and 8 miles west-southwest of Loughborough.
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CouncilBirmingham Council's High Court hearing on unauthorised flag attachments – 30 September
Birmingham City Council will return to the High Court on 30 September to seek an interim injunction aimed at stopping unauthorised flag displays on streets and highway fixtures, citing safety and harassment concerns.
Birmingham2 hours ago
CouncilLord Mayor welcomes Ukrainian teens for week-long cultural visit to Birmingham
A group of 12-17-year-old visitors from Zaporizhzhia spent a week in Birmingham, taking part in museum tours, historic trips and community activities arranged by the council and local partners.
Birmingham4 hours ago
CouncilOfsted chief inspector visits Coventry after children’s services achieve outstanding rating
Sir Martyn Oliver toured the council on 17 September to discuss the recent outstanding Ofsted rating, the partnerships driving improvement and plans for school-places and child-focused housing.
Coventry5 hours ago
CouncilSandwell Council clears fresh fly-tipping at Forge Lane, West Bromwich
Council crews have removed newly dumped waste from Forge Lane and Park Lane just weeks after a joint operation that cleared 17.2 tonnes, and announced new cameras and ongoing investigations.
West Bromwich5 hours ago
Court orders three-month closure of Vape Express, seventh shop shut in Cradley Heath
Sandwell Council’s Trading Standards team secured a three-month court order to shut Vape Express, marking the seventh closure on Cradley Heath High Street as part of a crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape sales.
Cradley7 hours ago
CouncilOver 2,000 Coventry social homes upgraded with insulation, solar panels and heat pumps
A £67.6 million programme delivered by Citizen, the council and partners has fitted external wall insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and fans to more than two thousand social houses, cutting tenants’ energy bills.
Coventry7 hours ago
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What's on in and around Whitwick
Qawwali Live: A Soulful Sufi Experience - Leicester
Sun 11 Oct, 18:00The Y Theatre, Leicester
COBO : Comedy Shutdown Black History Month Special – Leicester
Sun 11 Oct, 20:15The Y Theatre, Leicester
Lionesses v Greece
Tue 13 Oct, 19:30King Power Stadium, Leicester
Ginger Johnson: Show Pony
Fri 16 Oct, 20:00The Y Theatre, Leicester
Sunil Grover Live! UK Comedy Tour 2026
Sat 31 Oct, 20:00Mattioli Arena, Leicester
World Snooker: Champion of Champions - 1pm
Mon 9 Nov, 13:00Mattioli Arena, Leicester
Days out around Whitwick
View allLittle Haw Lane Playing Fields
Shepshed · 3.1 miles
Little Haw Lane Playing Fields is owned and maintained by Shepshed Town Council and is used by a number of football clubs.
Radmoor Park
Thorpe Acre · 6.2 miles
Reasonable sized grass area with a small play park and a Football/Basketball court
Hope Bell
Nanpantan · 6.2 miles
The Hope Bell is a clock chime installation comprising four quarter chime bells and the main Hope Bell to sound the hours.
Bury Camp
Ratby · 7.5 miles
An earthwork site once interpreted as being a Roman Legionary fortress; though now thought to be a probable Iron Age hillfort. Late Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery and a Roman pottery sherds have been found here. The site was later incorporated into Burgh
Lake Sara
Woodthorpe · 7.5 miles
In the 1991 this site was used for gravel extraction for the building of the A6 bypass around Quorn. This earned it the name Quorn Lodge Borrow Pit. Soon after it was converted into a lake in 1992.
Bretby Castle
Bretby · 9.9 miles
Site of a fortified manor house. Dated in use c.1300-c.1610.
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J Wong
6 Market Place, Coalville
Whitwick Post Office
4 Silver Street, Coalville
Whitwick Premier
4 Silver Street, Coalville
Whitwick Methodist Church
Hall Lane, Coalville
The Co-operative Food
Coalville
White Horse
4 Market Place, Coalville
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