The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton, via Market Bosworth, which is a total of 5 miles (8.0 km). Shenton is near Bosworth Field; this is the location of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, immortalised in Shakespeare's Richard III, giving the railway its name.
British Railways (Western Region) 0-6-0PT 64xx Class No. 6430 at Shackerstone
Shackerstone Station
British Railways 78xx Class No. 7820 'Dinmore Manor' at Shackerstone
Market Bosworth Station
Shackerstone is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and the River Sence. According to the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the village of Barton in the Beans, had a population of 811, including Odstone which had risen to 921 at the 2011 census.
St Peter's Church, Shackerstone
The motte and bailey
The Old House