Albert Village

Albert Village
Mansfield Brothers, Albert Village
Albert Village  Albert Village shown within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK303182
Civil parish	Ashby Woulds
District	North West Leicestershire
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWADLINCOTE
Postcode district	DE11
Dialling code	01283
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	North West Leicestershire
List of places UK England Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°45′36″N 1°33′00″W / 52.760°N 1.550°W

Albert Village is a small industrial village in Leicestershire, England and is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the town of Swadlincote.^[1] The area's heritage is in coal-mining and pottery manufacture, both locally defunct. The National Forest's visitor attraction 'Conkers' is at nearby Moira.^[2] The population is included in the civil parish of Ashby Woulds.

Governance

Albert Village forms part of the civil parish of Ashby Woulds, which is part of the district of North West Leicestershire, and forms part of the border with Derbyshire.^[3]

Sport

Albert Village also has a children's football team - Albert Village Junior F.C. which caters for boys and girls from the ages of 3–7 years.^[4]

References

1. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Albert+Village,+UK/Swadlincote,+Derbyshire+DE11/@52.7648365,-1.5605373,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x4879ff18af71d3f1:0xe9bae11fbbf17300!2m2!1d-1.5499168!2d52.7581332!1m5!1m1!1s0x48775550ca60184d:0xc1b138ccf4e33441!2m2!1d-1.554997!2d52.771318
2. http://www.nationalforest.org/visit/index.php?control=main&action=location&LocationId=1635
3. County council Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
4. Albert Village FC