Place:North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, England

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NameNorth West Leicestershire District
TypeDistrict municipality
Coordinates52.7°N 1.4°W
Located inLeicestershire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoAshby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality
Ashby Woulds, Leicestershire, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality
Coalville, Leicestershire, Englandurban district merged into the district municipality
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Englandrural district merged into the district municipality
Castle Donington Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district merged into the district municipality
Ibstock, Leicestershire, Englandcivil parish merged into the district municipality
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North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. Its main towns are Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Coalville.

The district contains East Midlands Airport, which operates flights to the rest of Britain and to various places in Europe. It is also notable as the location of Donington Park, a grand-prix circuit and a major venue for music festivals.

The area has a long history of mineral extraction, with coal, brick clay, gravel and granite amongst the products. All the deep coal mines in the area have closed, but opencast mining still continues.

The district was formed in 1974 by a merger of

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