Hinckley
Located in Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire Coordinates: 52°32′20″ N 1°22′34″ W
- Population
- 50,712
- 50.7K
- Elevation
- 113 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport27 km
- EMA East Midlands Airport33 km
About Hinckley
Hinckley is a town. Location: Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire. Population: 50,712. Elevation: 113 m.
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 large village of Burbage to the south.
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At a glance
- Area
- 14.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Hinckley
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Liberty Way BruceyNBFC · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Travel notes for Hinckley
From Wikivoyage
Hinckley is a town in Leicestershire, close to Nuneaton in neighbouring Warwickshire. It is roughly halfway between the major cities of Leicester and Coventry.
Understand+
A market town, Hinckley is the second-largest town in Leicestershire after Loughborough. It had a 2011 population of 45,249.
Get in+
Hinckley is well connected by road, rail and public transport. Arriva and Stagecoach are the main bus networks.
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Climate of Hinckley
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (64 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 64 |
How to get to Hinckley
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Coventry, 17 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 27 kmwest
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 33 kmnorth
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 101 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Coventry Population: 345.3K 17 kmsouthwest
- Leicester Population: 368.6K 20 kmnortheast
- Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 30 kmwest
- Solihull Population: 126.6K 31 kmsouthwest
- Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 35 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hinckley
Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 787 natural sites, 126 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km100 places
- The Islands Island 22 kmE
- Bardon Hill Mountain 20 kmN
- Oldbury Hill Mountain 12 kmW
- Beacon Hill Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km390 places
- Horninglow island Island 34 kmNW
- Crescent Wood Island Island 25 kmSW
- Barton Island Island 42 kmN
- Brown's Island Island 48 kmE
60–100 km1,102 places
- Alney Island Island 96 kmSW
- Andersey Island Island 97 kmS
- Newark Island Island 70 kmNE
- Rose Isle Island 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Hinckley and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Hinckley | Bridgend | Inverness | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 50.7K | 49.6K | 47.8K | 47.8K |
| Elevation | 113 m | 23 m | 15 m | 52 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 21° | 19° | 20° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 1° | 3° | 1° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 662 mm | 1,290 mm | 1,172 mm | 650 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Sep |
| Distance | — | 190 km | 579 km | 249 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hinckley Castle Hill Historic site, Hinckley and Bosworth District0.4 km NE
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Liberty Way Landmark, Nuneaton and Bedworth District4.9 km SW
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Earl Shilton Castle Yard Historic site, Earl Shilton6.5 km NE
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Sapcote Castle Historic site, Sapcote6.2 km E
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Bosworth Battlefield Historic site, Sutton Cheney6.8 km N
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Mount Jud Mountain, Nuneaton and Bedworth District7.6 km W
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Coventry Cathedral Attraction, Coventry17 km SW -
Kirby Muxloe Castle Historic site, Kirby Muxloe15 km NE
Sources & licences
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