Loughborough (/ˈlʌfbərə/ LUF-bər-ə) is a market town in the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England; it is the administrative centre of Charnwood Borough Council. At the United Kingdom 2021 census, the town's built-up area had a population of 64,884.
It is the second largest settlement in the county after Leicester. Loughborough is close to the Nottinghamshire border and is located near Leicester, Nottingham and Derby. Loughborough is home to the world's largest bell foundry, John Taylor Bellfounders, which produced Great Paul at St Paul's Cathedral; it has made bells for the Carillon War Memorial, a landmark in Queens Park.