Loughborough: University Town, Bell Foundry, and the Leicestershire Corridor
Loughborough is defined by its university. Loughborough University, consistently ranked among the best in the country for sport, engineering, and student experience, occupies a 440-acre campus on the western edge of town and contributes a student population of around 18,000. The town itself has approximately 60,000 residents. The Taylor's Bell Foundry, operating since 1839, is the largest working bell foundry in the world and cast Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral.
Loughborough sits on the Midland Main Line between Leicester (eleven miles south) and Nottingham (fifteen miles north). The A6 and the M1 (junction 23) provide road access. The town centre along the Market Place and the Rushes shopping area serves the local and student markets. For adult companionship, Loughborough falls under Leicestershire Police (not the same force as the City of Leicester, which has its own police area) and is governed by England and Wales criminal law.
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Loughborough is defined by its university. Loughborough University, consistently ranked among the best in the country for sport, engineering, and student experience, occupies a 440-acre campus on the western edge of town and contributes a student population of around 18,000. The town itself has approximately 60,000 residents. The Taylor's Bell Foundry, operating since 1839, is the largest working bell foundry in the world and cast Great Paul for St Paul's Cathedral.
Loughborough sits on the Midland Main Line between Leicester (eleven miles south) and Nottingham (fifteen miles north). The A6 and the M1 (junction 23) provide road access. The town centre along the Market Place and the Rushes shopping area serves the local and student markets. For adult companionship, Loughborough falls under Leicestershire Police (not the same force as the City of Leicester, which has its own police area) and is governed by England and Wales criminal law.
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