Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.5309°N -1.3488°W
Map Type:Leicestershire
Official Name:Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill[1]
Static Image Caption:Clockwise from top: Burbage St Catherine's Church from Hinckley Road, Sapcote Road & Congregational Church on Church Street
Population:6,049
Population Ref:(2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
Shire District:Hinckley & Bosworth
Shire County:Leicestershire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Hinckley and Bosworth
Civil Parish:Burbage
Post Town:Hinckley
Postcode District:LE10
Postcode Area:LE
Dial Code:01455
London Distance Mi:96
London Direction:S

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill 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 suburbs of Lash Hill and St Catherine's.

Geography

The ward covers the eastern portions of the village of Burbage and includes the suburb of Lash Hill. It is mostly focused on the older part of the village at Church Street, Hinckley Road, Sapcote Road, and Burbage Road.[6] It also includes the Grade II* listed St Catherine's Church.[7] [8]

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 6,049. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic groupPopulation%
White5,80095.9%
Asian or Asian British1202%
Mixed741.2%
Other Ethnic Group340.5%
Black or Black British160.3%
Arab40.1%
Total6,049100%
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill: Religion: 2021 Census
ReligiousPopulation%
Christian3,09255%
Irreligious2,37242.2%
Muslim500.9%
Hindu310.6%
Other religion200.4%
Sikh340.6%
Buddhist210.4%
Total6,049100%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your Councillors . moderngov.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk . 12 October 2024 . en . 12 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . citypopulation.de . 12 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill - MapIt . mapit.mysociety.org . 12 October 2024.
  4. Book: Britain . Great . Statutory Instruments . 2008 . H.M. Stationery Office . 12 October 2024 . en.
  5. News: Coyle . Simon . 4 July 2024 . Hinckley and Bosworth general election 2024 results in full . 12 October 2024 . Manchester Evening News . en.
  6. Book: The London Gazette . 1896 . T. Neuman . 12 October 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: CHURCH OF ST CATHERINE, Burbage - 1295212 Historic England . historicengland.org.uk . 12 October 2024 . en.
  8. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Williamson . Elizabeth . Brandwood . Geoffrey K. . Leicestershire and Rutland . 1 March 1985 . Yale University Press . 978-0-300-09618-7 . 12 October 2024 . en.