Harborough
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This is about the district of Harborough, there is also the Harborough constituency
| Harborough District | |
|---|---|
| Image:Leics-Harborough.png Shown within Leicestershire | Image:EnglandLeicestershire.png Leicestershire within England |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Leicestershire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 79th 592.70 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Market Harborough |
| ONS code: | 31UD |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 291st 79,900 135 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White 1.0% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Harborough District Council http://www.harborough.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrats |
| MPs: | Alan Duncan, Edward Garnier, Andrew Robathan |
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Other settlements in the district include Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, Kibworth. The north-western area of the district runs directly into the Leicester urban area, and includes such villages as Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft.
History
The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of the Market Harborough urban district, along with Market Harborough Rural District, Billesdon Rural District and Lutterworth Rural District. [1]
Civil Parishes
- Allexton, Arnesby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva
- Billesdon, Bittesby, Bitteswell, Blaston, Bringhurst, Broughton Astley, Bruntingthorpe, Burton Overy
- Carlton Curlieu, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Cold Newton, Cotesbach, Cranoe
- Drayton, Dunton Bassett, East Langton, East Norton
- Fleckney, Foxton, Frisby, Frolesworth
- Gaulby, Gilmorton, Glooston, Goadby, Great Bowden, Great Easton, Great Glen, Gumley
- Hallaton, Horinghold, Houghton on the Hill, Hungarton, Husbands Bosworth
- Ilston on the Hill
- Keyham, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Kimcote and Walton, King's Norton, Knaptoft
- Laughton, Launde, Leire, Little Stretton, Loddington, Lowesby, Lubenham, Lutterworth
- Marefield, Medbourne, Misterton with Walcote, Mowsley
- Nevill Holt, North Kilworth
- Owston and Newbold
- Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva
- Rolleston
- Saddington, Scraptoft, Shangton, Shawell, Shearsby, Skeffington, Slawston, Smeeton Westerby, South Kilworth, Stockerston, Stonton Wyville, Stoughton, Swinford
- Theddingworth, Thorpe Langton, Thurnby and Bushby, Tilton, Tugby and Keythorpe, Tur Langton
- Ullesthorpe
- Welham, West Langton, Westrill and Starmore, Willoughby Waterleys, Wistow Cum Newton Harcourt, Withcote
Market Harborough is unparished. There have been calls to set up a town council for the area.
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