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. We have decided that is no longer its problem.
Hinckley, England
Hinckley-on-Nowhere-Particular
"Right in the middle of everywhere, exciting about none of it"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a stocking rampant in honour of the town's knitting heritage, flanked by two roundabouts locked in eternal combat, beneath a clock tower that nobody has ever been photographed next to on purpose.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Popped in for the market and stayed for... well, I left after the market to be honest. The clock tower is nice enough and there's a Wetherspoons that does the job, but I struggled to find anything to write home about beyond the hosiery museum, which is genuinely more interesting than it sounds. Parking near the Britannia Centre is a nightmare on Saturdays. Three stars because the pub quiz at the Union Inn was surprisingly competitive."— Derek Fanshawe, Nuneaton
Property Listing
Nestled conveniently between Leicester, Coventry and Nuneaton, this thriving market town offers unrivalled access to the M69 for those who dream of being equidistant from several more exciting places. Enjoy characterful terraced streets, a bustling twice-weekly market, and the undeniable thrill of living somewhere your satnav has definitely heard of.
Twinned With
Elizabethtown — Both towns are famous for absolutely nobody being able to place them on a map despite them clearly existing.
Supporting Evidence
Hinckley is officially recognised as the oldest town in Leicestershire, and also the birthplace of the framework knitting industry in England, giving it a genuine claim to fame that almost nobody outside Leicestershire knows about.