Craven, Melton Mowbray

Melton Craven[1]
View towards Baldocks Lane, Melton Mowbray
Melton Craven[1] is located in Leicestershire
Melton Craven[1]
Melton Craven[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,538 (2021 Census Ward Profile)
• London111 mi (179 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMelton Mowbray
Postcode districtLE13
Dialling code01664
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°45′40″N 0°52′33″W / 52.761241°N 0.875778°W / 52.761241; -0.875778

Craven[2] is the name given to the ward and suburb[3] of Melton Mowbray in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards of the town on Melton Borough Council.[4]

Geography

The River Eye passes through the ward.

The ward covers the southeastern part of the town and is split between the River Eye,[5] the Birmingham-Peterborough Line[6] and A606 road. It is predominately residential and has a large amount of greenbelt surrounding it.[7]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,538. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Melton Craven: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[8]
Ethnic group Population %
White 3,344 94.5%
Asian or Asian British 98 2.8%
Mixed 39 1.1%
Black or Black British 32 0.9%
Other Ethnic Group 25 0.7%
Arab 1 0.1%
Total 3,538 100%

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

Melton Craven: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Christian 1,839 54.5%
Irreligious 1,417 42%
Hindu 45 1.3%
Buddhist 24 0.7%
Muslim 19 0.6%
Other religion 19 0.6%
Sikh 10 0.3%
Jewish 1 0.1%
Total 3,538 100%

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". meltonborough.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Melton Craven - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ Breens, Julia (5 May 2023). "Melton Borough Council Election Results". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.melton.gov.uk. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ Wood, Andy (15 June 2014). Abandoned & Vanished Canals of England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3927-7. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ^ The Railway Chronicle: 1845,27-52. John Francis. 1845. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ The Upper Ten Thousand. George Routledge and Sons. 1875. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Melton Craven (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 October 2024.