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Whitwick (pronounced "Wittick") is a former coalmining village in Leicestershire, England and is an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington. The population of Whitwick, according to the 2001 census is 10,815 persons. 8,092 of these fall into the 16-74 working age range, although only 4,689 are employed. For a village, Whitwick has a... Read enhanced Wikipedia article

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Whitwick included viaduct

Shepshed Shepshed station no longer stands though part of the old line forms a bridleway between the town and Whitwick including the now redundant viaduct at Grace Dieu.

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Whitwick Whitwick first gained pumped water in 1910.

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    Whitwick

    Whitwick (pronounced "Wittick") is a village in Leicestershire, England and is an ancient parish which formerly included the equally historic villages of Thringstone and Swannington.
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    Whitwick railway station

    Whitwick railway station was built by the Charnwood Forest Company, serving the Charnwood Forest Railway, and was officially opened with the rest of the completed line on the 16th of April, 1883.
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    Thringstone

    A return of the year 1564 states that there were in that year 26 families in Thringston (sic), 17 in Whitwick and 25 in Swannington.
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    Charnwood Forest Railway

    Nearby, part of The trackbed (Whitwick to just within the borders of Coalville) has been made a public right of way.
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    Leicestershire Senior League

    ... Loughborough Corinthians 1913-14 Hinckley United 1914-15 Whitwick Imps 1915-16 Coalville Swifts 1918-19 Coalville Swifts... 1915-16 Coalville Swifts 1918-19 Coalville Swifts 1919-20 Whitwick Imps 1920-21 Shepshed Albion 1921-22 Imps 1920-21 Shepshed Albion 1921-22 Whitwick Imps 1922-23 Imps 1922-23 Whitwick Imps 1923-24 Ashby Town 1924-25 Imps 1923-24 Ashby Town 1924-25 Whitwick Imps 1925-26 Barwell United 1926-27 Mountsorrel Town 1927-28... 1953-54 Anstey Nomads 1954-55 Leicester City 'A' 1955-56 Whitwick Colliery Reserves 1956-57 Leicester City 'A' 1957-58 Leicester...
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    Coalville

    A fire underground at Whitwick colliery (now under the Morrisons supermarket) led to the deaths of 35 men in 1898.
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    North Leicestershire Football League

    Whitwick Wanderers
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    Robots Live

    Whitwick, Leicestershire. 2nd & 3rd Feb - Heavy Weight Winner: Iron Awe 5 - Feather Weight Winner: Skink
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    Holy Cross Church (Leicestershire)

    Holy Cross Church is in Whitwick, a village in Leicestershire.
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    Arriva Fox County

    | 28A 28B | Leicester - Groby Road - County Hall - Groby - Markfield - Greenhill (28A) - Whitwick (28A) - Coalville |
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