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Dadlington Destination Guide

Delve into Dadlington in United Kingdom

Dadlington in the region of England is a city in United Kingdom - some 92 mi or ( 148 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Dadlington

Current time in Dadlington is now 05:33 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Sheffield, Oxford, Market Bosworth, Manchester, and London. While being here, make sure to check out Sheffield . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Dadlington ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

HAIL STORM smashes window, Hinckley, Leics - 28-06-12

4:05 min by jamesfleming4
Views: 16088 Rating: 4.43

HAIL STORM in little Hinckley......check out the before and after (about 3.20 onwards) of the red Alfa...rear window gets smashed in!! Hail the size of tennis balls!!! The hails kicks off and then die ..

Extreme Weather hits Hinckley

0:40 min by rjm08
Views: 7733 Rating: 5.00

Extreme hail storm hits Hinckley. It lasted around 15 minutes and a number of car windscreens where smashed else roofs dented. Staff at National Grid had never witnessed weather as extreme as this bef ..


Hail Storm Burbage 28th June 2012

2:05 min by Laura Norda
Views: 4883 Rating: 5.00

Mahoosive hail storm in Burbage today, wrecked my brother's car along with pretty much everyone else's on the street, plus roofs, windows and my nerves!! It cuts off before it got REALLY bad as I was ..

Class 03 SHUNTER Battlefield Line

2:37 min by John C
Views: 3015 Rating: 5.00

The Class 03 Shunter on the Battlefield Line ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Bosworth Field

The Battle of Bosworth (or Bosworth Field) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle.

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Located at 52.59 -1.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1485 in England, Battles of the Wars of the Roses, Conflicts in 1485, Military history of Leicestershire, Registered historic battlefields in England, Visitor attractions in Leicestershire

Ambion Hill

Ambion Hill is a hill in Leicestershire, England near the town of Market Bosworth where, traditionally, the Battle of Bosworth Field is supposed to have been fought. This has been disputed by historians and research has started to ascertain the truth about what was called, at the time, the Battle of Redemore.

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Located at 52.60 -1.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Leicestershire, History of Leicestershire, Visitor attractions in Leicestershire

Bosworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Bosworth /bɒzwɜrθ/ is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1987 by David Tredinnick of the Conservative Party.

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Located at 52.60 -1.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Parliamentary constituencies in Leicestershire, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1885

Sparkenhoe

Sparkenhoe was a hundred of Leicestershire, England. It was in the south-west of the county, covering Market Bosworth and Hinckley, broadly corresponding to the modern districts of Blaby and Hinckley and Bosworth. The meeting place of the Sparkenhoe Hundred was probably at Shericles Farm near Desford (SK467026), which derives from scirac meaning "the hundred oak". Sparkenhoe hundred was not recorded in the Domesday Book as a wapentake, being formed in 1346 from part of Guthlaxton and Goscote.

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Located at 52.60 -1.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Ancient subdivisions of Leicestershire

Battlefield Line Railway

The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton, via Market Bosworth, a total of 5 miles . Shenton is near Bosworth Field, (the location of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses immortalised in Shakespeare's Richard III), giving the railway its name.

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Located at 52.60 -1.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in England, Rail transport in Leicestershire, Railway lines opened in 1873, Visitor attractions in Leicestershire

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