Hinckley and Bosworth

Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth
Borough

Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East Midlands
Administrative county Leicestershire
Admin. HQ Hinckley
Government
 • Type Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
 • Leadership: Leader & Executive. The current Leader is Cllr Mike Hall (Conservative )
 • Executive: Conservative
 • MPs: David Tredinnick
Area
 • Total 114.8 sq mi (297.3 km2)
Area rank 139th
Population (mid-2017 est.)
 • Total 111,400
 • Rank Ranked 214th
 • Density 970/sq mi (370/km2)
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code 31UE (ONS)
E07000132 (GSS)
Ethnicity 97.9% White
1.1% S.Asian
Website hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

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, Earl Shilton and Market Bosworth. Villages include Barwell, Burbage, Stoke Golding, Groby, Shackerstone and Twycross. The population of the Borough at the 2011 census was 105,078.[1]

As of the 2015 local election, the council is controlled by the Conservative Party.

The district is broadly coterminous to the Bosworth parliamentary constituency, which is represented in Parliament by David Tredinnick (Conservative).

The Borough was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Hinckley Urban District and the Market Bosworth Rural District less Ibstock. It was originally to be known as Bosworth, but the council changed its name on 20 November 1973, before it came into its powers. It was granted borough status in 1974.

Geography

There are a number of geographical features which shape the landscape of Hinckley & Bosworth.

Two large neighbouring urban areas lie to the south of the borough: Hinckley and Burbage and Barwell and Earl Shilton. A narrow green wedge separates the two conurbations, which is increasingly being occupied by leisure facilities such as the Marston's Stadium and a new leisure centre.[2] To the east of the wedge lies Burbage Common and Woods, a large popular green recreational area.

The west of the borough is largely flat in nature, dominated by the River Sence flood plain. This area of the borough is largely rural, consisting of a number of very small villages and hamlets.

At the northern and eastern edges of the borough lie several settlements (including Bagworth, Desford, Groby, Markfield, Ratby and Thornton) which largely relate to Leicester; in particular the most northern villages have little to do with the main administrative centre of Hinckley. The northern area of the borough also forms part of Charnwood Forest, an area which it is hoped can be enhanced to provide an attractive natural resource.[3]

Places of interest

The framework knitters cottages, Hinckley

Railways

Three railways remain in existence across the borough, including two owned by Network Rail the third being the preserved Battlefield Line.

The only railway station on the National Rail network is Hinckley railway station on the South Leicestershire Line opened by the LNWR between 1862 and 1864. Currently there are direct services to Birmingham New Street and Leicester only with additional services to/from Cambridge and Stansted Airport in the peak.

An earlier railway which remains is the former Leicester and Swannington Railway which opened in 1832 and only carries goods and special passenger services only.

Demographics

Hinckley and Bosworth is the second largest borough by population in Leicestershire [6] and has seen significant population growth over recent decades; a trend forecast to continue at least into the short-medium term.

Population growth in Hinckley and Bosworth
Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 2021 2031
Population 59,720 64,242 74,744 86,622 96,203 100,142 105,078 110,100 114,000 121,000
Census [7] ONS [8] ONS Projections [9]

Parishes

Energy report

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas[10] showed that housing in Hinckley and Bosworth produced the 10th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,209 kg of carbon dioxide per dwelling.

References

  1. ↑ "Borough population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Press release about a new Leisure Centre on the A47
  3. ↑ Charnwood Forest information
  4. ↑ Burbage Common and Woods information at HBBC
  5. ↑ Shackerstone Diesel Group
  6. ↑ excluding the City of Leicester part of Ceremonial Leicestershire
  7. ↑ Vision of Britain through time
  8. ↑ mid year estimate
  9. ↑ ONS population projections 2014 base / projections uplifted by '21-1000/'31-1,000 given underestimation at 2016 - 1,000/
  10. ↑ http://www.britishgasnews.co.uk/managed_content/files/pdf/greenCity.pdf Archived 26 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine. britishgasnews.co.uk

Coordinates: 52°36′45″N 1°21′13″W / 52.61250°N 1.35361°W / 52.61250; -1.35361

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