Sketchley
Sketchley is a quarter in Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth District, England. Sketchley is situated nearby to the quarter Tilton, as well as near the village Stretton Baskerville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hinckley railway station and St Mary’s Church.
Hinckley railway station
Railway station
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Hinckley railway station serves the town of Hinckley and village of Burbage in Leicestershire, England. The station is on the CrossCountry Birmingham to Peterborough Line between Leicester and Birmingham New Street and is about 4 miles east of Nuneaton.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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St Mary's Parish Church is the oldest building in Hinckley, and is situated in central Hinckley. It is an Anglican Parish Church in the Diocese of Leicester and is designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building.
Concordia Theatre
Theater building
Concordia Theatre is a theatre located on Stockwell Head in Hinckley, England, located in the centre of the town. The theatre opened their doors publicly on 28 November 1972, with the first production at the venue being a sold-out production of The Sound of Music.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hinckley and Burton Hastings.
Hinckley
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Hinckley is a town in Leicestershire, close to Nuneaton in neighbouring Warwickshire. It is roughly halfway between the major cities of Leicester and Coventry.
Burton Hastings
Village
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Burton Hastings is a village and civil parish in the English county of Warwickshire. Burton Hastings is situated 2 miles southwest of Sketchley.
Wykin
Hamlet
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Wykin is a hamlet in the English county of Leicestershire. Wykin is located to the north-west of the town of Hinckley and is separated from it by the A47 Northern Perimeter Road. Wykin is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sketchley.
Sketchley
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.52594° or 52° 31′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.36857° or 1° 22′ 7″ westElevation
387 feet (118 metres)Open location code
9C4WGJGJ+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 12256357542OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13270900
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