Hinckley Hebrew Congregation

Hinckley, Hinckley & Bosworth, Leicestershire

Updated 28 April 2005

Hinckley

The town of Hinckley in the English East Midlands has a population of about 43,000. It was an urban district until 1974, when it was merged with adjoining areas to form the District (later Borough) of Hinckley and Bosworth, still remaining within the county of Leicestershire.

Only one Jewish congregation, the Hinckley Hebrew Congregation, is known to have existed in Hinckley.

Congregation Data

Official Name:	Hinckley Hebrew Congregation
Address:	33 Station Road, Hinckley (formerly at 22 Gwendolene Avenue, Hinckley - private home)
Current Status:	Closed - before 1955
Date Formed:	1941
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	Was a constituent of the Federation of Synagogues

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