CASTLE DONINGTON  , a town in the Loughborough parliamentary division of Leicestershire, England, 1232 M . N.N.W. from London, on the Trent Junction and Western branch of the Midland railway . Pop . (1901) 2514 . It lies on the flank of the hills overlooking the Trent and Soar valleys . There are slight remains of the castle . The church of St Luke is a fine building of Early English and later date . Donington Park, a neighbouring mansion, was offered to refugees during the French Revolution in 183o, and Charles X. availed himself of this retreat . Hosiery, silk and baskets are manufactured . Castle Donington is 21 m. west of Kegworth station on the Midland main line . Kegworth (pop . 2078), on the Soar, has a hosiery and knitting industry .