The village is bounded on the east by the A426 (on the other side of which is Blaby village), to the north by the railway line from Birmingham to Leicester, and to the west by the M1. It is well connected to Leicester City centre, with a very frequent direct bus service. From 1899 to 1963 the village was served by Whetstone railway station.
Whetstone was the site of Frank Whittle's factory, where jet engines were developed. Babcock Services, ITP Engines Ltd and Converteam now occupy much of the site. Smaller companies rent space, mainly for storing commercial vehicles. Until 2002 the site sounded an Air Raid Siren at 8am every Wednesday.
The site of the Whittle factory became the English Electric Company (later GEC). A significant part of several nuclear power stations was made there in the 1960s and 70s. English Electric was one of the largest engineering companies in the Leicester area, employing thousands of workers and training hundreds of apprentices each year. At one point more than 4,000 workers had to be shipped in from Middlesex to reduce labour shortages. Many settled permanently, causing a boom in the late 1960s.
The computer performance measurement called the "Whetstone" was named for the Whetstone ALGOL compiler, developed by English Electric at the factory;[2] it thus takes its name from the village.
There are two schools in Whetstone: Badgerbrook primary school and St Peter's primary school.
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Whetstone has several football clubs: Blaby and Whetstone Boys, Whetstone Juniors and Saffron Dynamo.Holmes Park is the home of the Leicester & Rutland County FA. Holmes Park is also home to the Leicester City Football Club Under 23s.
An amateur rugby union club, Vipers RFC, is based in the village. Another rugby club in Whetstone is the Leicester Lions RFC which is situated on the outskirts of Whetstone, the National Tap Dancing Doubles (over 60s) competition held every year.
Whetstone holds an annual Remembrance Parade led by the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade, supported by 1st Whetstone Scouts and 1st Whetstone Guides.
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^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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whetstone, leicestershire, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Whetstone Leicestershire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire England and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester five miles to the north The population at the 2011 census was 6 556 1 It is part of the Leicester Urban Area WhetstoneHigh Street Whetstone in July 2007WhetstoneLocation within LeicestershirePopulation6 556 2011 OS grid referenceSP556974Civil parishWhetstoneDistrictBlabyShire countyLeicestershireRegionEast MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLEICESTERPostcode districtLE8Dialling code0116PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast MidlandsUK ParliamentSouth LeicestershireList of places UK England Leicestershire 52 34 21 N 1 10 48 W 52 572367 N 1 179907 W 52 572367 1 179907The village is bounded on the east by the A426 on the other side of which is Blaby village to the north by the railway line from Birmingham to Leicester and to the west by the M1 It is well connected to Leicester City centre with a very frequent direct bus service From 1899 to 1963 the village was served by Whetstone railway station Contents 1 Industry 2 Education 3 Sport 4 References 5 External linksIndustry editWhetstone was the site of Frank Whittle s factory where jet engines were developed Babcock Services ITP Engines Ltd and Converteam now occupy much of the site Smaller companies rent space mainly for storing commercial vehicles Until 2002 the site sounded an Air Raid Siren at 8am every Wednesday The site of the Whittle factory became the English Electric Company later GEC A significant part of several nuclear power stations was made there in the 1960s and 70s English Electric was one of the largest engineering companies in the Leicester area employing thousands of workers and training hundreds of apprentices each year At one point more than 4 000 workers had to be shipped in from Middlesex to reduce labour shortages Many settled permanently causing a boom in the late 1960s The computer performance measurement called the Whetstone was named for the Whetstone ALGOL compiler developed by English Electric at the factory 2 it thus takes its name from the village Apart from Blaby nearby places are Enderby Glen Parva Countesthorpe Cosby Littlethorpe and Narborough Education editThere are two schools in Whetstone Badgerbrook primary school and St Peter s primary school Sport editWhetstone has several football clubs Blaby and Whetstone Boys Whetstone Juniors and Saffron Dynamo Holmes Park is the home of the Leicester amp Rutland County FA Holmes Park is also home to the Leicester City Football Club Under 23s An amateur rugby union club Vipers RFC is based in the village Another rugby club in Whetstone is the Leicester Lions RFC which is situated on the outskirts of Whetstone the National Tap Dancing Doubles over 60s competition held every year Whetstone holds an annual Remembrance Parade led by the Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade supported by 1st Whetstone Scouts and 1st Whetstone Guides References edit Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 23 June 2016 Randell Brian and Russell Lawford John Algol 60 Implementation London Academic Press 1964 ISBN 0 12 578150 4 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whetstone Leicestershire Whetstone Village Web Site Whetstone Parish Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whetstone Leicestershire amp oldid 1174751017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
