Editing Sutton Cheney (section)

== Notable buildings in the village ==

The village of Sutton Cheney has two [[Georgian era|Georgian]] [[coaching inn]]s. The [http://www.herculesrevived.co.uk/ Hercules Revived] (formerly The Hercules Inn),<ref>{{NHLE|num=1361303|desc=HERCULES INN AND HOUSE TO SOUTH WEST, Sutton Cheney |access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> is named after the prizewinning horse Hercules owned by the Dixie family of [[Market Bosworth]] in the eighteenth century. It was renovated and restored in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herculesrevived.co.uk/|title=Hercules Revived website|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> The [https://www.royalarms.co.uk/ Royal Arms] (formerly The Greyhound Inn) was re-opened in 2003 as a hotel, restaurant, and wedding venue.

[[File:Church of St James, Sutton Cheney.jpg|thumb|Church of St James, Sutton Cheney]]
St James' Church<ref>{{NHLE|num=1074245|desc=Church of St James|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> dates originally from the early 13th century with repairs and restorations in the centuries since, including the west tower built in brick in the nineteenth century. [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] reputedly heard his last [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] in the church the night before the [[Battle of Bosworth Field]]. The church is consequently known as "the Battlefield Church" and contains a plaque in remembrance of him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk/sutton-cheney-church/|title=Sutton Cheney Church – St James {{!}} Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal|website=www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> Many of the kneelers in the church were embroidered by members of the [http://www.richardiii.net/ Richard III Society] and on 22 March 2015, the funeral cortège of the King paused in Sutton Cheney en route to his burial in [[Leicester Cathedral]].

The six Almshouses founded by Sir William Roberts in 1612 and altered in 1811, as a plaque records, due to "the liberality of Rosamund Kinnersley" are now a private home, having been converted in the late twentieth century.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1074246|desc=THE ALMS HOUSE, Sutton Cheney |access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>

The Hall dates from 1601 with later additions and a Victorian wing.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1074243|desc=HALL FARMHOUSE, Sutton Cheney |access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>

Townshend Farmhouse dates from the early 19th century with an earlier core.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1361301|desc=TOWNSEND FARMHOUSE, Sutton Cheney |access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>

The village has been designated as a conservation area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/downloads/file/1297/appraisal_and_map|title=Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council download - Sutton Cheney Conservation Area {{!}} Planning and building control {{!}} Conservation {{!}} Conservation areas|last=Council|first=Hinckley & Bosworth Borough|website=www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref>