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45-629: The hundred's main town was Loughborough . Other settlements include Ashby-de-la-Zouch , Coalville and Overseal (now in Derbyshire ). The hundred was created by the subdivision of the Goscote hundred in 1346. 52°45′N 01°20′W  /  52.750°N 1.333°W  / 52.750; -1.333 This Leicestershire location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Loughborough Loughborough ( / ˈ l ʌ f b ə r ə / LUF -bə-rə )

90-566: A cadet programme run by the local Fire and Rescue Service. Since November 2015, Loughborough has also had a Volunteer Police Cadet unit based at Loughborough College . Loughborough's local weekly newspaper is the Loughborough Echo . The town is also served by Leicestershire's daily newspaper, the Leicester Mercury . The town's local TV coverage is provided by BBC East Midlands and ITV Central , television signals are received from

135-645: A children's hospice, and the secondary Woodbrook Vale School are on the edge of the suburb. They were followed by the Haddon Way estates to the south of the estates, and then by Grange Park, just south of Shelthorpe and north-west of the hamlet of Woodthorpe , whose construction began in 2006 after completion of Terry Yardley Way to One Ash Roundabout, the last phase of Loughborough's A6004 ring road. A planning application to build 30 new homes by William Davis Homes came under criticism in 2018 from residents saying that they had been promised public amenities like shops and

180-551: A comeback in 2009, as customers sought greater financial security in the wake of a number of holiday and flight companies going bust, and as the hidden costs of 'no-frills' flights increased. Coupled with the search for late holidays as holidaymakers left booking to the last moment, this led to a rise in consumers booking package holidays. Dynamic packaging is a method that is becoming increasingly used in package holiday booking procedures that enables consumers to build their own package of flights, accommodation, and rental car instead of

225-471: A hostelry, The Plough Inn . The population is counted into the Loughborough–Garendon Ward of Charnwood Council. Many roads there are named after poets. After World War II , some of Thorpe Acre developed further, mainly in the 1950s for employees of Brush Engineering Works , with 100 dwellings built of no-fines concrete. In the 1960s and early 1970s, Thorpe Acre gained a new estate that subsumed

270-685: A manufacturer of railway locomotives, is also located in the town, adjacent to the Midland railway station. Loughborough sits at the crossroads of three main roads, two of which begin in the town: Other signed routes are the B589, running between the A6 and the A60, and the B5350, running between the A6 and the A6004. The M1 's junction 23 lies just to the west of Loughborough. The north of

315-520: A place of worship, but were living on "a construction site"; the site was originally intended to have shops, a church, community centre and health centre built on it. Despite the criticism, Charnwood Borough Council approved the plans. After hosting two successful vegan markets in 2022, Charnwood Borough Council initiated three vegan markets to be held in Market Place in March, May, and October 2023. At

360-636: A rally in Loughborough , 18 kilometres (11 mi) away. By 1872 he was undertaking worldwide tours, albeit with small groups. His company, Thomas Cook & Son (commonly called Thomas Cook or simply "Cook's"), grew to become one of the largest and most well-known travel agents before being nationalised in 1948. With the gradual decline of visits to British seaside resorts after the Second World War , Thomas Cook & Son began promoting foreign holidays (particularly Italy , Spain and Switzerland ) in

405-516: A small museum run by the Loughborough Archaeological and Historical Society. Loughborough has for more than a century been the home of John Taylor & Co , bell founders. The firm's Bellfoundry Museum on two floors tells the story of bell-making over the centuries. The recording of the tolling bell at the beginning of " Hells Bells ", the first track on AC/DC 's 1980 album Back in Black

450-424: A wide range of disabilities, seeking access to education, employment and independent living. Loughborough has a variety of uniformed youth organisations, with several Scout and Girl Guide units, Girls' and Boys' Brigades , units from the cadet forces ( Air Training Corps , Army Cadet Force , Sea Cadet Corps , and Combined Cadet Force at Loughborough Grammar School ), a St John Ambulance Cadet unit, and

495-595: Is a market town in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire , England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council . At the United Kingdom 2021 census , the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884. It is the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester . Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is at an equal distance to Leicester, Nottingham , Derby and

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540-519: Is a monthly farmers' market. The first mention of a market in Loughborough is in 1221. The Rushes shopping centre has also been built on the site of the former bus station and is occupied by national chains. The Rushes is linked to the town centre area by Churchgate and Churchgate Mews; the latter has independent shops. A major new development, the Eastern Gateway, which developed the area around

585-492: Is held in Loughborough. London Roar head coach and former swimmer Melanie Marshall resides in Loughborough and is the lead coach in the Loughborough National Swimming centre where she trains multi-champion Adam Peaty . Loughborough has five museums, the largest being the centrally located Charnwood Museum , which houses a range of exhibits reflecting the natural history, geology, industry and history of

630-480: Is prominent, with the Old Contemptibles, Loughborough Town CC, Loughborough Outwoods CC, Loughborough Carillon CC, Loughborough Carillon Old Boys' CC, Loughborough University Staff CC, Loughborough Greenfields CC and Loughborough Lightning of the semi-professional Women's Cricket Super League representing various standards of cricket in the area. Loughborough Town has since 2000 been the most successful club in

675-527: Is the 3rd tier of English rugby. Other sports teams include the Loughborough Aces (collegiate American football ), Loughborough Lightning of the Netball Superleague and Loughborough Hawks, an amateur netball team. The town also has its own swimming club, Loughborough Town Swimming Club, which is based in the town and trains at local venues. The tennis tournament Aegon Pro-Series Loughborough

720-474: Is the mainline station that serves the town. In 2012, Network Rail redeveloped the station increasing the length of the platforms and improving access; concurrently, the local council made improvements to the surrounding area. East Midlands Railway operates all passenger services that serve the station, on two routes: At one time, there were three railway routes to the town: the still-operating Midland Main Line,

765-603: Is the northern terminus of the southern section of the railway and services run daily. As of 2017, there were plans to fill the gap, known as the Loughborough Gap , and link the two halves of the railway again. Thus, a new bridge was installed over the Midland Main Line, the A60 and the Grand Union Canal. Work is now progressing on restoring another bridge over the car park of an industrial estate. Brush Traction ,

810-574: The Algarve in 1970, the package tour industry declined during the 1970s. On 15 August 1974, the industry was shaken by the collapse of the second-largest tour operator, Court Line , which operated under the brand names of Horizon and Clarksons . Nearly 50,000 tourists were stranded overseas and a further 100,000 people faced the loss of booking deposits. In 2005 a growing number of consumers were avoiding package holidays and were instead travelling with budget airlines and booking their own accommodation. In

855-646: The East Midlands Airport . Loughborough is also home to the world's largest bell foundry , John Taylor Bellfounders , which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral ; it has also made bells for the Carillon War Memorial , a landmark in Queens Park. The earliest reference to Loughborough occurs in the Domesday Book of 1086, which calls it Lucteburne . It appears as Lucteburga in a charter from

900-746: The Great Central Railway that closed as a result of the Beeching cuts , and a branch line from Nuneaton that was part of the London & North Western Railway . Rws | Loughborough Central served the Great Central Railway. It was opened on 15 March 1899 and closed in 1969. Loughborough Central re-opened in March 1974 as part of the Great Central heritage railway . The railway is split into two sections north and south of Loughborough. Central station

945-694: The Leicester Navigation was constructed, connecting to the Loughborough Navigation at Chain Bridge and to the River Soar south of the town. Both form part of the Grand Union Canal . The now-derelict Charnwood Forest Canal once linked Nanpantan (on the west side of Loughborough) with Thringstone, with goods being carried into the town by a horse-drawn wagonway. In 2004, Loughborough University

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990-710: The Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League . The university is home to the ECB National Cricket Academy , used by the England team as their primary training centre. The town rugby union club, Loughborough RFC , play at Derby Road playing fields. The club was formed in 1891. The University's 1st XV rugby team, the Loughborough Students RUFC, were promoted to the National One division in 2012, which

1035-622: The Northern Premier League Division One South East (Level 8 of the men's football pyramid), Loughborough University of the United Counties League Premier Division (Level 9 of the men's football pyramid) and women's team Loughborough Foxes of the FA Women's National League North (Level 3 of the women's football pyramid) are the most prominent football teams in the town currently. Cricket

1080-578: The Waltham TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Leicester , Capital Midlands , Smooth East Midlands , Hits Radio East Midlands , Fosse107 and community-based station Carillon Radio. The town was once home to a professional football club, Loughborough FC , which played at the Athletic Ground and was a member of the Football League in the late 19th century. Loughborough Dynamo of

1125-507: The 2021 census, Loughborough's urban area had a population of 64,884. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was: The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as: Like most of the British Isles, Loughborough experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest Met Office weather station is at Sutton Bonington in Nottinghamshire , located 5 miles due north of

1170-723: The Falcon works, which produced steam locomotives, then motor cars, before it was taken over by Brush Electrical Machines . In 1897, Herbert Morris set up a factory in the Empress Works in Moor Lane which become one of the foremost crane manufacturers by the mid-20th century. There was also strong municipal investment: a new sewage works in 1895, then a waterworks in Blackbrook and a power station in Bridge Street in 1899. The corporation took over

1215-575: The Loughborough Gas Company in 1900. In 1841, Loughborough was the destination for the first package tour , organised by Thomas Cook for a temperance group from Leicester . As Loughborough grew in the 20th century, it gained new suburbs. Thorpe Acre in the north-west of Loughborough was a hamlet of about twenty dwellings until the mid-20th century. Several earlier survivors include a 19th-century church – All Saints Church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley, built in 1845 and extended in 1968 – and

1260-673: The UK, the downturn in the package holiday market led to the consolidation of the tour operator market, which is now dominated by a few large tour operators. The major operators were Thomson Holidays and First Choice part of TUI AG and Thomas Cook AG . Thomas Cook Group ceased operations in 2019 due to bankruptcy. As of 2023, Jet2holidays is the UK's largest tour operator, with TUI UK following in second place. Under these umbrella brands are different holiday operators catering to different markets, such as Club 18-30 , traveleze Jet2CityBreaks and Jet2Villas. The trend for package holiday bookings saw

1305-523: The UK. More than 250 international athletes study and train there. In 2008 it was named Sunday Times University of the Year. Loughborough College is the second biggest education establishment in Loughborough, after the University. It offers further education and vocational courses. It was established in 1909, and has over 12,000 full and part-time students. RNIB College, Loughborough, caters for those over 16 with

1350-603: The area. Nearby in Queens Park is the Carillon and War Memorial, home to a small museum of military memorabilia from the First and Second World Wars . Loughborough Library is on Granby Street. Also to be found in the town centre, near the fine medieval All Saints parish church, is the Old Rectory. Dating back to 1288 the remaining portion of the Great Hall has been restored and houses

1395-490: The early 1950s. Information films were shown at town halls throughout Britain. However they made a costly decision by not going into the new form of cheap holidays which combined the transport and accommodation arrangements into a single 'package'. The company went further into decline and were only rescued by a consortium buy-out on 26 May 1972. Vladimir Raitz , the co-founder of the Horizon Holiday Group , pioneered

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1440-591: The first mass package holidays abroad with charter flights between Gatwick airport and Corsica in 1950, and organised the first package holiday to Palma in 1952, Lourdes in 1953, and the Costa Brava and Sardinia in 1954. In addition, the amendments made in Montreal to the Convention on International Civil Aviation on 14 June 1954 was very liberal to Spain, allowing impetus for mass tourism using charter planes. By

1485-404: The holiday. Package holidays are a form of product bundling . Package holidays are organised by a tour operators and sold to consumers by a travel agents . Some travel agents are employees of tour operators, while others are independent. The first organised tours date back to Thomas Cook who, on 5 July 1841, chartered a train to take a group of temperance campaigners from Leicester to

1530-405: The late 1950s and 1960s, these cheap package holidays — which combined flight, transfers, and accommodation — provided the first chance for most people in the United Kingdom to have affordable travel abroad. One of the first charter airlines was Euravia , which commenced flights from Manchester Airport in 1961 and Luton Airport in 1962. Despite opening up mass tourism to Crete and

1575-498: The old village. Two of Loughborough's secondary schools, Charnwood College and De Lisle College , lie on its bounds, as does Garendon Park, a large deer park from the 18th century. The original Dishley, off Derby Road, was heavily developed along with Thorpe Acre in the 1970s. Dishley Church in Derby Road is now in ruins. The agriculturalist Robert Bakewell (1726–1795) is buried there. Shelthorpe and surrounding area are new suburbs in

1620-475: The pay of Nottingham competitors and 55 frames were destroyed. This prompted Heathcoat to move his business to a disused wool mill in Tiverton, Devon . In 1888 a charter of incorporation was obtained, allowing a mayor and corporation to be elected. The population increased from 11,000 to 25,000 in the following ten years. Among the factories established were Robert Taylor's bell foundry John Taylor & Co and

1665-488: The railway station with a new road and new housing, was completed in 2013 for £20 million. Pedestrianisation of the town centre was completed in November 2014. The scheme is intended to improve the economy within the town centre and reduce pollution from traffic congestion. A new Cineworld cinema complex with several restaurants on Baxter Gate, on the site of the former General Hospital, was completed in 2016. Loughborough

1710-525: The reign of Henry II , and as Luchteburc in the Pipe Rolls of 1186. The name is of Old English origin and means "Luhhede's burh or fortified place". Loughborough Grammar School was established in 1495, by money left in the will of Thomas Burton , a wealthy local wool merchant. The first sign of industrialisation in the district came in the early 19th century, when John Heathcoat , an inventor from Derbyshire , patented in 1809 an improvement to

1755-455: The south of Loughborough. Work on the original Shelthorpe started in 1929, but was halted by World War II and resumed in 1946. The centre of Shelthorpe has a wide variety of shops, including a Tesco Extra, which is probably the largest supermarket in Loughborough. The Hazel Road and Fairmeadows Way estates to the west of Shelthorpe and the south of the university date from the 1970s. They stretch from Holywell Drive to Hazel Road. Rainbows Hospice,

1800-515: The town can be accessed from junction 24, travelling through Kegworth and Hathern on the A6 road and the south-west of the town from Junction 22, via Copt Oak and the small hamlet of Nanpantan . Bus services in and around Loughborough are operated by Arriva Midlands East , Kinchbus , Diamond East Midlands , Centrebus , Nottingham City Transport and Vectare. Buses around Loughborough town centre depart from on-street stops on various streets around

1845-421: The town centre. The highest temperature recorded in that area was 36.0 °C (96.8 °F) on 25 July 2019. The centre of Loughborough's shopping area is the pedestrianised Market Place and Market Street, which maintain several original art deco buildings, such as the building that currently houses the town's Odeon cinema. A large outdoor market is held in the Market Place every Thursday and Saturday. There

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1890-563: The town centre. Until around 2001, some routes were operated from a bus station near Fennel Street, but this was demolished as part of a town centre regeneration; The Rushes shopping centre was built on the site. The River Soar passes by to the east of the town. Navigation north towards the Trent was achieved in 1778 by the Loughborough Navigation , which terminates at Loughborough Wharf between Derby Road and Bridge Street. Subsequently,

1935-481: The warp loom, known as the twisted lace machine, which allowed mitts with a lace-like appearance to be made. Heathcoat, in partnership with the Nottingham manufacturer Charles Lacy, moved his business from there to the village of Hathern , outside Loughborough. The product of this "Loughborough machine" came to be known as English net or bobbinet . However, the factory was attacked in 1816 by Luddites thought to be in

1980-598: Was made on a quarter-weight near replica of the Denison bell in the Carillon war memorial. Package tour A package tour , package vacation , or package holiday comprises transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a tour operator . Other services may be provided such as a rental car , activities or outings during the holiday. Transport can be via automobile, bus , or charter airline and may also include travel between areas as part of

2025-478: Was ranked 9th among British universities by The Times ' Good University Guide . In 2006 Loughborough was ranked 6th. In 2007 The Guardian rated the university 8th, and 10th of 117 institutions by The Guardian League Tables 2009 (published online 1 June 2008 for the 2009–2010 academic year. The university stands fifth in some rankings, behind Oxbridge and the London universities. It has the largest sports scholarship in

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