COALVILLE, a town in north-west Leicestershire, England, 112 m. N.N.W. from London. Pop. of urban district (1931) 21,886. It is served by the L.M.S.R. This is a town of modern growth, a centre of the coal-mining district of north Leicester shire. There are also iron foundries and brick-works. A mile north of Coalville is Whitwick, with remains of a Norman castle, while to the north again are remains of the nunnery of Gracedieu, founded in 124o.