The eleven BT Telephone Exchanges (and six former) in the Hinckley (01455) telephone area
Desford ATE
Desford Telephone Exchange is located in St Martins Drive, Desford, Leicester LE9 9GX and serves Desford, Newtown Unthank, Newbold Verdon and the surrounding area.
The former Desford ATE, which was equipped with a UAX13, was situated in Manor Road, Desford. It has since been demolished.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-82.
The former dialling code was 045 57.
ID: EMDSSFO. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Earl Shilton ATE
Earl Shilton Telephone Exchange is situated in Rossendale Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester LE9 7LX and serves Barwell, Earl Shilton, Elmesthorpe and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01455-84 and 01455-85.
The former dialling code was 045 54.
ID: EMERRSS. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Hinckley ATE
Hinckley Telephone Exchange is situated in Trinity Lane, Hinckley LE10 0BL and serves Hinckley and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01455-61, 01455-63 and 01455-64.
The former dialling code was 045 53.
ID: EMHINCK. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Leire ATE
Leire Telephone Exchange is situated in Dunton Road, Leire, Lutterworth LE17 5HG and serves Leire and the surrounding villages.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-20.
The former dialling code was 045 55.
ID: EMLERRE. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Leire former ATE
The former Leire Telephone Exchange is situated a short distance from the current exchange in Dunton Road, Leire, Lutterworth LE17 5HG and served Leire and the surrounding villages.
The telephone code for this exchange was 0455-20.
The former dialling code was 045 55.
ID: EMLERRE. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Lutterworth ATE
Lutterworth Telephone Exchange is located in Lower Leicester Road, Lutterworth LE17 4NF and serves Bitteswell, Cotesbach, Gilmorton, Kimcote, Lutterworth, Misterton, Walcote and Walton.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-55.
The former dialling code was 045 525.
ID: EMLUTTE. Photo courtesy of David Hillas.
Market Bosworth ATE
Market Bosworth Telephone Exchange is located in Back Lane, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton CV13 0LD. This exchange opened on 9 December 1970 and serves Cadeby, Carlton, Market Bosworth, Osbaston and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-29.
The former dialling code was 045 58.
ID: EMMARKB. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Market Bosworth former ATE
The former Market Bosworth Telephone Exchange is located adjacent to the current exchange in Back Lane, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton CV13 0LD and served Cadeby, Carlton, Market Bosworth, Osbaston and the surrounding area.
Since closing the building has been extensively renovated and is now a private dwelling called The Old Exchange.
The telephone code for this exchange was 045 58.
ID: EMMARKB. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Sapcote ATE
Sapcote Telephone Exchange is located in Leicester Road, Sapcote, Leicester LE9 4JF and serves Sapcote, Stoney Stanton and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-27.
The former dialling code was 045 527.
ID: EMSPCOT. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Sapcote former ATE
The former Sapcote Telephone Exchange is located in Stanton Road, Sapcote, Leicester LE9 4FR and served Sapcote, Stoney Stanton and the surrounding area.
The building is now a private dwelling.
The former dialling code was 045 527.
ID: EMSPCOT. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Stoke Golding ATE
Stoke Golding Telephone Exchange is located in Pine Close, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton CV13 6EB and serves Dadlington, Stoke Golding and the surrounding area.
This exchange opened in 1975 replacing the old exchange nearby.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-21.
The former dialling code was 045 526.
ID: EMSTKEG. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Stoke Golding former ATE
The former Stoke Golding Telephone Exchange is located in Church Walks, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton CV13 6HB and served Dadlington, Stoke Golding and the surrounding area.
The building is now home to a Hair & Beauty Lounge.
The former dialling code was 045 526.
ID: EMSTKEG. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Sutton Elms ATE
Sutton Elms Telephone Exchange is located in Broughton Way, Broughton Astley, Leicester LE9 6EX and serves Broughton Astley, Primethorpe, Sutton in the Elms and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-28.
ID: EMSTTEL. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Sutton Elms former ATE
The former Sutton Elms Telephone Exchange is located in Sutton Lane, Sutton in the Elms, Leicester LE9 6QF and served Broughton Astley, Primethorpe, Sutton in the Elms and the surrounding area.
The former dialling code was 045 522.
ID: EMSTTEL.
Thurlaston ATE
Thurlaston Telephone Exchange is located in Main Street, Thurlaston, Leicester LE9 7TP and serves Thurlaston and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-88.
The former dialling code was 045 524.
ID: EMTHURL. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Wolvey ATE
Wolvey Telephone Exchange is located in Coventry Road, Wolvey, Hinckley LE10 3LD and serves Shelford, Wolvey, Wolvey Heath and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01455-22.
The former dialling code was 045 523.
ID: EMWLVEY. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Wolvey former ATE
The former Wolvey Telephone Exchange is located in Church Hill, Wolvey, Hinckley LE10 3LB and serves Shelford, Wolvey, Wolvey Heath and the surrounding area.
The building is now called The Old Exchange and is privately owned.
The former dialling code was 045 523.
ID: EMWLVEY. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Former Hinckley Relief Exchanges
- Soarbrook Former Relief ExchangeSoarbrook was a relief exchange for Sapcote, in operation from October 1966 and named after a local waterway. In August 1970 Sapcote TXE2 replaced both it and the former Sapcote exchange. It had no STD code.