Map sources for Dadlington at grid ref. SP 404 980

Dadlington is a village administered by Hinckley and Bosworth District Council in Leicestershire, England. It is situated between Hinckley, Market Bosworth and Nuneaton. It is believed by some to be the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hinckley Earl Shilton Barwell Dadlington Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hinckley Earl Shilton Barwell Dadlington Categories: GFDL images | GBdot ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in south-western Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Hinckley is a town in south-west Leicestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Market Bosworth is a small town in Leicestershire, UK and the 1985 winner of Britain in Bloom. ... Nuneaton (also known as treacle town to many) is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire. ... Combatants Richard III of England, Yorkist Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, Lancastrian Commanders Richard III of England† Nominally, Richmond In practice, the Earl of Oxford Strength 8,000 5,000 Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was an important battle during the Wars of the Roses...

The village has a population of around 300 and contains a 13th century church (St. James), a pub (the Dog and Hedgehog) and a hotel (the Ambion Court). (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

The Ashby Canal runs through the village. The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal is a 22 mile (35 km) long canal in England which travels between Bedworth in Warwickshire and the Leicestershire village of Snarestone. ...

External links

• Battle site

In 1511 the chapelwardens of Dadlington petitioned King Henry VIII for a chantry foundation in memory of those who fell at the battle of Bosworth, 1485 (the graveyard there being the main place of interment for the dead). A 'Letter of Confraternity' was published and the chantry was established in a minimal form but dissolved in 1547 under Edward VI with the general abolition of such foundations.