Mountsorrel

Also known as Mountsorrel, Leicestershire

Mountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants, increasing to 8,223 at the 2011 census.

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Place details

Locality: Charnwood
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 17,297
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Mountsorrel
UK place.population: 8,223
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.shire_district: Charnwood
UK place.shire_county: Leicestershire
UK place.region: East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster: Charnwood
UK place.post_town: LOUGHBOROUGH
UK place.postcode_district: LE12
UK place.postcode_area: LE
UK place.dial_code: 0116
UK place.london_distance: SSE
UK place.static_image_name: Mountsorrel Butter Market.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: The Butter Market

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8223
Image: Mountsorrel Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 450992.jpg
Dialing code: 0116

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Commons category: Mountsorrel
postal code: LE12
P8168: Heiko Bonan

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Article

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Contents

Geography
Geology
History
Early history
Recent history
The Butter Market
The Old Rectory
Industry and trade
Market
Quarry
Rolls-Royce
Sport
Transport
Notable persons
References
External links

Mountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants, increasing to 8,223 at the 2011 census.

==Geography== The village is in the borough of Charnwood, surrounding a steep hill, once crowned by a castle, and is bordered to the east by the River Soar.