Sutton Cheney

Sutton Cheney
Sutton Cheney

 Sutton Cheney shown within Leicestershire
Population 545 (2001)
OS grid reference SK418006
Parish Market Bosworth
District Hinckley and Bosworth
Shire county Leicestershire
Region East Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NUNEATON
Postcode district CV13
Dialling code 01455
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament Bosworth
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Sutton Cheney (pronounced /ˈsʌtənˈtʃni/ sut-ən-chee-nee) is a village in Leicestershire, England, close to the location of the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Sutton Cheney Wharf on the Ashby Canal gives access to the battlefield and is a tourist destination in its own right. The Wharf is the home of 'The Ashby Trip' who specialise in offering narrowboat rides on the canal and operate a small cafe there.

Sutton Cheney itself has two old Coaching Inns – The Royal Arms and The Hercules. St James' Church here dates back to the 14th Century and it is believed that King Richard III took his last mass here before the Battle of Bosworth [Source: Richard III Society].

The village's clergyman from 1960 to 1986, the Rev. E. R. Boston, was notable as a traction engine and light railway enthusiast and engineer who constructed the now-dismantled Cadeby Light Railway.

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