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.^[1] The parish includes the villages of Bagworth and Thornton.

Bagworth and Thornton
A statue of a coal miner in Bagworth, to commemorate the village's heritage.
Bagworth and Thornton Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish	Bagworth and Thornton
District	Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.67°N 1.33°W / 52.67; -1.33

History

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Thornton was merged with Bagworth^[2] on 13 August 2001 the parish was renamed "Bagworth & Thornton".^[3]