Birstall, Leicestershire

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Birstall
Village sign depicting a cedar tree
Birstall Location within Leicestershire
Population	12,216 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK596088
Civil parish	Birstall
District	Charnwood
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEICESTER
Postcode district	LE4
Dialling code	0116
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Charnwood
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°40′25″N 1°07′12″W / 52.67364°N 1.12000°W / 52.67364; -1.12000

Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area.

It is the largest village in Charnwood, with a population only marginally lower than the neighbouring town of Syston at the 2001 census.