Craven, Melton Mowbray
| Melton Craven[1] | |
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 View towards Baldocks Lane, Melton Mowbray | |
![Melton Craven[1] is located in Leicestershire](/wiki/File:Leicestershire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Melton Craven[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Melton Craven[1] Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 3,538 (2021 Census Ward Profile) |
| • London | 111 mi (179 km) SE |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE13 |
| Dialling code | 01664 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Craven[2] is the name given to the ward and suburb[3] of Melton Mowbray in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards of the town on Melton Borough Council.[4]
Geography
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The ward covers the southeastern part of the town and is split between the River Eye,[5] the Birmingham-Peterborough Line[6] and A606 road. It is predominately residential and has a large amount of greenbelt surrounding it.[7]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 3,538. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Melton Craven: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[8] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,344 | 94.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 98 | 2.8% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 39 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 32 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 25 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,538 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Melton Craven: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,839 | 54.5% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,417 | 42% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 45 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 24 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 10 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,538 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". meltonborough.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Melton Craven - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Breens, Julia (5 May 2023). "Melton Borough Council Election Results". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". democracy.melton.gov.uk. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ Wood, Andy (15 June 2014). Abandoned & Vanished Canals of England. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3927-7. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ The Railway Chronicle: 1845,27-52. John Francis. 1845. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ The Upper Ten Thousand. George Routledge and Sons. 1875. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Melton Craven (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
