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Hinckley

British  
/ ˈhɪŋklɪ /

noun

  1. a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hinckley, 49, who owns a landscaping company in the Salt Lake City area, browsed Rolex watches at the hotel mall afterward, but didn’t find the one that he wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Hinckley visits at least once a year, but he doesn’t gamble and spends his time at nicer properties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Business owner Craig Lakin, who runs a tool hire shop in Hinckley, Leicestershire, also contacted the BBC about 4Com.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2025

On 10 April, Earl was arrested by counter-terrorism detectives in the car park of a branch of B&Q, in Hinckley.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2025

He escaped, then moved north to Minnesota, where he died in the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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