HinckleyLeicestershire

The hosiery and knitwear heritage, the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, the Battle of Bosworth Field nearby (1485), and a Leicestershire market town at the heart of the English Midlands

The Battle of Bosworth Field, just south of Hinckley, ended the Wars of the Roses in 1485 — Richard III died and Henry Tudor became Henry VII. Hinckley was a major hosiery town, contributing to the East Midlands knitwear industry.

The Bosworth Battlefield visitor centre is excellent — the battle and the discovery of Richard III's bones in Leicester are brilliantly told. The town centre market.