Sketchley, Hinckley & Bosworth

Sketchley[1]
Sketchley Lane/Old Village Junction, Burbage
Sketchley[1] is located in Leicestershire
Sketchley[1]
Sketchley[1]
Location within Leicestershire
Population3,694 (Ward Profile)[2]
• London96 mi (154 km) S
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHinckley
Postcode districtLE10
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°31′32″N 1°22′34″W / 52.525637°N 1.376153°W / 52.525637; -1.376153

Sketchley[3][4] is a former village and one of the five wards of the village of Burbage[5] in the Hinckley & Bosworth borough of the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It takes its name from the former village that also included a hall and church.[6] It is now a suburb of the larger Burbage/Hinckley urban area.[7]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Anne. "Parish election results 2023 Burbage". www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Councillors". www.burbageparishcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ Billsson, Charles James (1895). Folk-Lore of Leicestershire and Rutland: Collected and Edited by Charles James Billsson. D. Nutt. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ Hoskins, W. G. (1946). The Deserted Villages of Leicestershire. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ "History of Burbage in Leicestershire". www.hinckleypastpresent.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  6. ^ Sheffield.), William White (Publisher in (1863). History, Gazetteer and Directory of Leicestershire, and the ... County of Rutland. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Old Maps of Sketchley Hill, Leicestershire - Francis Frith". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.