Market Harborough
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 55 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 22,911 (as of 2011) | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Leicestershire | ||
| District | Harborough | ||
Market Harborough is a town in District Harborough in the county of Leicestershire , England. Market Harborough is 14 miles from Leicester . In 2011 it had 22,911 inhabitants.
location
Market Harborough is on the border of the English counties of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire . The city used to be a traffic hub for road and rail traffic. However, the A6 motorway, which runs from south to north, now passes the city at some distance to the east and the A14 east-west connection is about 10 kilometers south.
history
Market Harborough was founded by the Saxons between 410 and 1066. The little village had the Saxon name "hæferabeorg" (harborough), which could be translated as "oat hill". In 1204 the place was given market rights. Since then, a market has been held every Tuesday since 1221. At that time, the place name was expanded to include the addition of "Market".
Market Harborough is located in an area that was known as the "Rockingham Forest" and was used by the medieval King William I. Today's Rockingham Road is reminiscent of this hunting ground.
The cityscape is characterized by the high steeple of St. Dionysius Parish Church. The previous building was built in 1300. The church building dates from around 1470.
Next to the church is the "Old Grammar School", a school building from 1614. It stands on pillars above an open area that was used as a marketplace.
The main street of Market Harborough, the High Street, is characterized by numerous well-preserved buildings from the Georgian era.
Image gallery
St Dionysius' Church
Old Grammar School
railway station
channel
Street scene
Individual evidence
- ↑ GENUKI: Distance from MARKET HARBOROUGH [SP734872 ] ( English ) Retrieved on May 25, 2017.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica: Market Harborough ( English ) Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 25, 2017.