Whitwick

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Whitwick (pronounced "Wittick") is a village in Leicestershire, England.

The population of Whitwick, according to the 2001 census is 10,815 persons. 8,092 of these fall into the 16-74 working age range, although only 4,689 are employed.

For a village, Whitwick has a surprising number of public houses, mainly from its heritage as a mining community (see the website link below).

Whitwick had a 12th century castle, although no remains are left. The village also contains three 'cities' - The City of Three Waters, The City of Dan, and the City of Hockley, all streets within the village. There is also a road called 'The Dumps' between Whitwick and Thringstone, which attracts tourists to have their photographs taken, thus proving that they have 'been in the dumps'.

[edit] The Bull's Head to Bull's Head pub crawl

Starting in Thringstone and ending in Coalville, the famous Bull's Head to Bull's Head pub crawl runs mostly through Whitwick. It consists of eleven pubs on a 3.4 mile stretch of a single road. These pubs are:

The Bull's Head Thringstone, the Queen's Head, the Rose and Crown, The Oak, the White Horse, the Black Horse, the Three Crowns, the Three Horseshoes, the Forrester's Arms, the Forest Rock, and ending at the Bull's Head in Coalville.
As an optional detour, the Hare and Hounds and the Man in Compass can be included between The Oak and the White Horse.

The crawl is well known for its density and for the linguistic symmetries in the sequence of pub names.

[edit] Gracedieu Vineyard

South facing, the Gracedieu vineyard was established in 1995 in Charnwood Forest. Its 'Green Man' wine based on the Madeleine Angevine grape is known for its floral bouquet.