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Hinckley
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Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry, close to Nuneaton and Watling Street, on the border with Warwickshire. The town is part of an urban area with the large village of Burbage to the south.

Key facts

UK place.official_name
Hinckley
UK place.country
England
UK place.civil_parish
Hinckley (Unparished)/Burbage (Parished)
UK place.population
50,712
UK place.population_ref
(Urban area included Burbage)
UK place.shire_district
Hinckley and Bosworth
UK place.shire_county
Leicestershire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Hinckley and Bosworth
UK place.post_town
HINCKLEY
UK place.postcode_district
LE10
UK place.postcode_area
LE
UK place.dial_code
01455
UK place.os_grid_reference
SP425939
UK place.type
Town
UK place.parts_type
Areas of the town
UK place.p1
Burbage (Village)
UK place.p2
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill (Ward)

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Wikidata facts

Population
50712
Area
14.7
Image
Hinckley Town Centre.jpg
Dialing code
01455
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Commons category
Hinckley, Leicestershire
OS grid reference
SP425939
postal code
LE10
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Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry, close to Nuneaton and Watling Street, on the border with Warwickshire. The town is part of an urban area with the large village of Burbage to the south.

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