Abbey, Leicester

Abbey[1]
Clockwise from top: Leicester Abbey ruins, Red Hill Way and Leicester North railway station on the Great Central Railway.
Abbey[1] is located in Leicestershire
Abbey[1]
Abbey[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population22,105 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
OS grid referenceSK5839005900
• London101 mi (163 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE4
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Nags Agath (Independent)
  • Charleigh Barnes (Conservative)
  • Annette Byrne (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°39′06″N 1°08′20″W / 52.651553°N 1.138779°W / 52.651553; -1.138779

Abbey[3] is one of twenty one electoral districts and ward[4] within the Leicester City Council unitary area of Leicester in Leicestershire, England.[5] It had a population of 22,105 at the 2021 Census.

Geography

The ward encompasses the northern parts of the city and covers the suburb of Wolsey Island and a small part of the village of Birstall in the Charnwood Borough, which is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 22,105. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Abbey: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 11,221 50.8%
Asian or Asian British 6,691 30.3%
Black or Black British 2,055 9.3%
Mixed 968 4.4%
Other Ethnic Group 957 4.3%
Arab 214 1%
Total 22,105 100%

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

Abbey: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 7,242 34.9%
Irreligious 5,921 28.6%
Hindu 3,572 17.2%
Muslim 2,925 14.1%
Sikh 804 3.9%
Other religion 149 0.7%
Buddhist 105 0.5%
Jewish 7 0.1%
Total 22,105 100%

References

  1. ^ "Leicester City Council | Library". cabinet.leicester.gov.uk. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Abbey (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ Herbert, Joanna (22 April 2016). Negotiating Boundaries in the City: Migration, Ethnicity, and Gender in Britain. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-08944-5.
  4. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Abbey (Leicester) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ Chapman, Simon (18 June 1998). Complete Geography. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-913398-7.