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Lockington-Hemington is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish includes the villages of Hemington and Lockington. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 556,[1] rising to 838 at the 2011 census.[2]

Although there isn't a rail station in the village, East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line.

The western half of the East Midlands Gateway freight terminal, and a part of East Midlands Airport, lie in the southern part of the civil parish.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Neighbourhood Statistics: 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Lockington-Hemington CP". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Election Maps (Map). Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

52°51′11″N 1°18′50″W / 52.853°N 1.314°W / 52.853; -1.314


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