NAILSTONE PARISH

Introduction

Nailstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, situated to the west of Leicester and 3 miles (5 km) north-east of Market Bosworth. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 521, reducing slightly to 514 at the 2011 census. The village has a primary school: Dove Bank Primary School the catchment area for which also includes the neighbouring village of Bagworth. The village also has a pub: The Bull's HeadNailstone is a former Gopsall Estate village with several buildings of special interest and unique characteristics which are particular to the Gopsall Estate villages. The village also has historical links to the Jacobite rising of 1745 when, after his retreat from Derby, Charles Edward Stuart "Bonnie Prince Charlie" visited his friends the Knowles family in Nailstone. A great elm tree was planted in the village to commemorate this event.Nailstone has had mining links since 1862 when the first Nailstone Colliery mineshaft was sunk. The colliery was closed in 1991 and the land was purchased to provide a logistics centre and country parkNailstone became a conservation village in 2015.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	769 hectares
Population	566 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	74 people/km²
Mean age	44.4
Ward	Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston
District	Hinckley and Bosworth
Postcodes	CV13
ONS ID	E04005501