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Battle of Bosworth (Field)

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The Battle of Bosworth (Field) was fought here in 1485. It is the only registered battlefield in Leicestershire, one of 47 in England. The registered area covers 11 km². For arrivals by rail, Hinckley Station is 6.6 km to the south-east.

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More places to visit near Battle of Bosworth (Field)

Photo of Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park, a country park near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Battlefield of Bosworth Country Park

Country park near Market Bosworth

Where Richard III fell and the Tudors rose.

0.7 km NW

Photo along the Leicestershire Round, a 100-mile long-distance path in central England.

Leicestershire Round

Long-distance path

A hundred miles around Leicester, devised for the Footpath Association's hundredth year — Charnwood, Burrough Hill and Bosworth on the circuit.

1.1 km NE · Leicestershire & Rutland

Photo of Market Bosworth, a village in Leicestershire, central England.

Market Bosworth

Village

Handsome Georgian market town near the 1485 battlefield where Richard III fell, with a country park at its edge.

4.2 km N · Leicestershire

Photo of Battlefield Line Railway, a visitor attraction near Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Battlefield Line Railway

Attraction near Market Bosworth

Preserved single-track country railway running from Shackerstone past the Bosworth battlefield country.

8.1 km N

Photo of Hartshill Hayes Country Park, a country park near Astley, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Country park near Astley

A hilltop wood of 137 acres with long views across the Anker valley.

8.4 km SW

Photo of Twycross Zoo, a visitor attraction near Polesworth, Leicestershire, central England.Highlight

Twycross Zoo

Attraction near Polesworth

Family zoo in 100 acres near the Warwickshire border, the only UK zoo with all four great-ape species.

10.4 km NW