Burbage Sketchley and Stretton

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton[1]
Clockwise from top: Burbage Sketchley Road, Lynchgate Lane & Wolvey Road
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton[1] is located in Leicestershire
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton[1]
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population10,459 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
• London96 mi (154 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHinckley
Postcode districtLE10
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°31′21″N 1°21′52″W / 52.522364°N 1.364531°W / 52.522364; -1.364531

Burbage Sketchley and Stretton is the name given to the ward[3] and suburb[4] of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town.[5] The ward is one of two (along with Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill) of Burbage and covers the settlement of Leicester Grange and the suburbs of Sketchley, Stretton and Tilton.

Geography

The ward covers the western, central, and southern portions of Burbage.[6] It is bounded on all sides by the A5 road/Watling Street, the M69 motorway at Junction 1[7] and the Birmingham-Peterborough Line. It is also close to the Warwickshire border with Nuneaton and Burton Hastings. It is a mix of residential, industrial, retail, and open countryside.[8]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 10,459. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 9,842 94.1%
Asian or Asian British 377 3.6%
Mixed 172 1.6%
Black or Black British 35 0.3%
Other Ethnic Group 26 0.3%
Arab 3 0.1%
Total 10,459 100%

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

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 5,453 54.9%
Irreligious 4,081 41.1%
Hindu 127 1.3%
Sikh 119 1.2%
Muslim 70 0.7%
Other religion 56 0.6%
Buddhist 27 0.3%
Jewish 4 0.1%
Total 10,459 100%

References

  1. ^ "Your Councillors". moderngov.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Burbage Sketchley and Stretton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Burbage Sketchley and Stretton - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ Office, Great Britain Census (1862). Census of England and Wales for the Year 1861 ...: Numbers and distribution of the people. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Coyle, Simon (4 July 2024). "Hinckley and Bosworth general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ Moorhouse, Sam (24 August 2023). "Second bid to build 80 houses in village refused". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ West2023-11-13T10:55:00+00:00, Tracy. "Welcome Break submits plans for M69 motorway service area". Forecourt Trader. Retrieved 12 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Burbage Sketchley and Stretton (Hinckley and Bosworth) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 12 October 2024.