Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, and Staffordshire to the west. The city of Leicester is the largest settlement and the county town.
Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England. The council is based in Hinckley, the largest town. The borough also includes the town of Earl Shilton and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The Bosworth in the borough's name refers to the small market town of Market Bosworth, near which the Battle of Bosworth Field was fought in 1485.
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England. It is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough. Hinckley is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry and borders Nuneaton in Warwickshire. Watling Street forms part of the Leicestershire/Warwickshire border. The town forms an urban area with the village of Burbage, directly to the south.
Burbage is a large village, civil parish and suburb of Hinckley in the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England.
Sutton Cheney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth, in the county of Leicestershire, England, near the county border with Warwickshire. In addition to the village of Sutton Cheney itself, the civil parish also contains the villages of Dadlington and Shenton, a number of farms, and the location of the Battle of Bosworth. Its closest large towns are Nuneaton and Hinckley. Its closest market town is Market Bosworth.
Hinckley and Bosworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Luke Evans, a Conservative.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council elections are held every four years. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 34 councillors are elected from 16 wards.
Shenton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, situated 2.20 miles (3.54 km) south-west of Market Bosworth. Shenton was formerly a chapelry and township of the parish of Market Bosworth. The settlement is almost entirely agricultural, containing several farms. Much of the land has been in the same family since William Wollaston purchased the manor in 1625. It is essentially a privately owned estate village and has seen comparatively little modern development. It has been designated a conservation area. The settlement lies either side of the Sence Brook, which is crossed by a picturesque Victorian bridge. The area is fairly flat, and subject to flooding. In 1931 the parish had a population of 154.
Burbage Wood and Aston Firs is a 51.1-hectare (126-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire.
The 2023 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council election was held on 4 May 2023, to elect members of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in Leicestershire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. All sixteen wards were for election, each with between one and three councillors to be elected.
Castle is the name given to the ward and suburb of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town.
Clarendon is the name given to the ward and suburb of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town.
Lash Hill is a suburb of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth borough of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the southeast of the town centre and is an area of Burbage to the west. It is one of the five wards of Burbage Parish Council and is separated from Hinckley by the Birmingham-Peterborough Line. The area is recorded as being home to likely a coal pit and a few houses for the workers there at the time. It is now a residential area of Burbage and Hinckley. It forms part of the Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill ward of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill is the name given to the ward and suburb of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town. The ward is one of two of Burbage and covers the suburbs of Lash Hill and St Catherine's.
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton is the name given to the ward and suburb of Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth district in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is one of the six wards on Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council of the town. The ward is one of two of Burbage and covers the settlement of Leicester Grange and the suburbs of Sketchley, Stretton and Tilton.
Stretton is one of the five wards of the village of Burbage parish council in the Hinckley & Bosworth borough of Leicestershire, England.
Burbage Parish Council is the parish council of the village of Burbage, near Hinckley in the Hinckley & Bosworth borough of the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England.
St Catherine's is one of the five wards of the village of Burbage and covers the older centre of the village. It takes its name from the nearby parish church of St Catherine's.
Tilton is one of the five wards of the village of Burbage in the Hinckley & Bosworth borough of Leicestershire, England, It was one of the many areas that now form part of the modern village and the surrounding urban area between Hinckley and Burbage. It is represented along with Sketchley and Stretton on the Burbage Sketchley and Stretton ward of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.
