Bagworth and Thornton
Bagworth and Thornton, formerly just Bagworth is a civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, west of Leicester. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,836, increasing at the 2011 census to 2,605.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter and Tropical Birdland.
Tropical Birdland
Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to fly out-of-doors during visiting hours. Tropical Birdland is situated 2 miles southeast of Bagworth and Thornton.South Charnwood High School
School
South Charnwood High School is a mixed secondary school located between the villages of Markfield and Thornton in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagworth and Thornton.
Bagworth
Village
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Bagworth is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, 9 miles west of Leicester.
Thornton
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bagworth and Thornton, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is a linear village lying along a scarp overlooking Thornton Reservoir.
Ellistown
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ellistown is a village about 2 miles south of Coalville in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. It is named after Colonel Joseph Joel Ellis who died in 1885. Ellistown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bagworth and Thornton.
Bagworth and Thornton
- Type: Locality with 3,030 residents
- Description: civil parish in Leicestershire, England, UK
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bagworth and Thornton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bagworth & Thornton”
- Irish: “Bagworth agus Thornton”
- Swedish: “Bagworth & Thornton”
- Turkish: “Bagworth and Thornton”
- “Bagworth and Thornton”
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Notable Places Nearby
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