Hinckley
| Hinckley | |
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| Town | |
Top to bottom, left to right: The Hinckley Hub Council Offices, Water Tower, Town Centre, Ashby Canal at the Marina & St Mary's Church | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 50,712 (Urban area included Burbage) |
| OS grid reference | SP425939 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Areas of the town | List
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| Post town | HINCKLEY |
| Postcode district | LE10 |
| Dialling code | 01455 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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 village of Burbage to the south.