Hinckley and Bosworth
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| Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth | |
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| Image:Leics-HinckleyBosworth.png Shown within Leicestershire | Image:EnglandLeicestershire.png Leicestershire within England |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 156th 297.35 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Hinckley |
| ONS code: | 31UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 215th 102,200 344 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White 1.1% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council http://www.hinckleyandbosworthonline.org.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Stephen Dorrell, David Tredinnick |
Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its only towns are Hinckley and Market Bosworth. Villages include Twycross, Groby, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton and Dadlington.
The district is broadly equivalent to the Bosworth parliamentary constituency, which is represented in Parliament by David Tredinnick (Conservative).
It was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Hinckley Urban District and the Bosworth Rural District less Ibstock.
Parishes
- Bagworth and Thornton, Barlestone, Burbage
- Cadeby, Carlton
- Desford
- Earl Shilton
- Groby
- Higham on the Hill
- Market Bosworth, Markfield
- Nailstone, Newbold Verdon
- Osbaston
- Peckleton
- Ratby
- Shackerstone, Sheepy, Stanton-under-Bardon, Stoke Golding, Sutton Cheney
- Twycross
- Witherley
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