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Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population of about 30,000. It is just off junction 22 of the M1 motorway and is between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Leicester. The town grew up with the advent of coal mining and the sinking of shafts on the Snibston site by George Stephenson. Quarrying, textile and engineering industries, such as railway wagon production, grew in the town in the 19th century. The Leicester and Swannington Railway opened in 1832 reaching Coalville in 1833 and had a small station at Long Lane (now Ashby Road) in Coalville - the first street in the town, which still has some of the original miners' cottages, which are next to the modern police station and opposite the sorting office. Snibston colliery opened in 1833. The railway was extended to Burton upon Trent in 1845, placing Coalville on an important route between Burton and Leicester. Heavy coal traffic encouraged the construction of further railways linking Coalville to Nuneaton and Shepshed. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk

Local Attractions :
Snibston Discovery Park : http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/snibston/snibstondiscoverypark.html

Donington-Le-Heath Manor House : http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/community/museums/donington.htm