Hinckley

Hinckley
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
Hinckley
Location within Leicestershire
Population50,712 (Urban area included Burbage)
OS grid referenceSP425939
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Areas of the town
Post townHINCKLEY
Postcode districtLE10
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast 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.