Birstall, Leicestershire
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.
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The village sign depicts a Cedar tree | |
Birstall Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 12,216 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK596088 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE4 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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It is the largest village in Charnwood, with a population only marginally lower than the neighbouring town of Syston at the 2001 census.
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