Bagworth and Thornton explained

Official Name:	Bagworth and Thornton
Civil Parish:	Bagworth and Thornton
Country:	England
Region:	East Midlands
Coordinates:	52.67°N -1.33°W
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Static Image:	BagworthMinerStatue.JPG
Static Image Caption:	A statue of a coal miner in Bagworth, to commemorate the village's heritage.

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.

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 6 June 2016. Office for National statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011081611/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120311&c=Bagworth+and+Thornton&d=16&e=62&g=6445062&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1465209666359&enc=1. dead.
2. Web site: Market Bosworth Registration District. UKBMD. 19 December 2022.
3. Web site: Leicestershire Registration District. UKBMD. 19 December 2022.