Oadby and Wigston
Borough of Oadby and Wigston | |
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Oadby, one of the two towns that form the borough | |
Shown within Leicestershire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Leicestershire |
| Admin. HQ | Oadby |
| Government | |
| • Type | Oadby and Wigston Borough Council |
| • MPs: | Neil O'Brien |
| Area | |
• Total | 9 sq mi (24 km2) |
| • Rank | 286th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 58,341 |
| • Rank | Ranked 291st |
| • Density | 6,300/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-LEC |
| ONS code | 31UJ (ONS) E07000135 (GSS) |
| NUTS 3 | UKF22 |
Oadby and Wigston is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England. It covers the two towns of Oadby, where the council is based, and Wigston, which is the larger town. Both form part of the Leicester urban area, lying south-east of the city.
The neighbouring districts are Leicester, Harborough and Blaby.