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Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire (England)

image by Danny Brooks, 21 October 2026
based on illustration located by Dov Gutterman, 2 January 2003,
Source: Hinckley-Bosworth web page

About the Flag

About the Flag

From the Hinckley-Bosworth web page, the flag is seen to be a banner of arms.

Located by Dov Gutterman, 2 January 2003

Hinckley and Bosworth is a local government district with borough status in Leicestershire, England. The borough has a population of around 118,000. The Battle of Bosworth Field, a decisive encounter in the War of the Roses, was fought near the town of Market Bosworth in 1485.

The only evidence I’ve found for the existence of a Hinckley and Bosworth flag is report by Dov Gutterman from 2003. A search of the Council's website, cited as a source in the original entry, hasn't yielded anything, and I've been unable to find any other images.

The illustration of the flag above is based on Dov's initial post and the borough arms.

Danny Brooks, 21 October 2026

Arms

image located by Danny Brooks, 21 October 2026

The shield of can be blazoned:
"Per pale indented argent and gules on a chief Or three torteaux, that in the centre charged with a pierced cinquefoil ermine, the others each charged with a mascle Or."

According to Hinckley and Bosworth Coat of Arms Civic Heraldry, the elements of the shield symbolise the following:

"The zigzag division of the shield into silver and red, as in the arms of the Hinckley UDC, represents the banner of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, thought to have been borne by later Earls of Leicester in connection with their Honour of Hinckley.

The gold chief comes from the arms of the Dixie family of Market Bosworth.

The red roundels are from the arms of the de Grey family.

The gold mascles from those of the Ferrers family.

The ermine cinquefoil from those of Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester."

I’ve contacted the Council and a local historian in the hope that they might be able to shed some light on the flag's existence. Any further information would be very welcome.

Dan, 21 Ocotber 2026