Hinckley
Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England, and is administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. The town has a population of around 36,000.
It is a traditional centre of the hosiery industry. And is home to the Triumph motorcycle company.
It is near the M69 and M1 motorways. And is on the railway line linking Leicester with Coventry and Birmingham (via Narborough, Hinckley, and Nuneaton). The Ashby Canal also flows through the town.
Nearby to Hinckley, is the site of the Battle of Bosworth.
The town is mentioned in one of Shakespeare's plays, Henry IV, part 2 Act 5. Scene I :
DAVY
Now, sir, a new link to the bucket must need be
had: and, sir, do you mean to stop any of William's
wages, about the sack he lost the other day at
Hinckley fair?
