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  GENUKI - Market Harborough Genealogy
"Market Harborough is a small market town, in the heart of a rich farming and grazing district, pleasantly situated on the north side of the small river Welland, which divides it from Northamptonshire, 14 1/2 milesS.
Market Harborough is the head of a Poor-Law Union, a Petty Sessional and County CourtDistrict, and is a township and parochial chapelry, in the Parish of Bowden Magna, or Great Bowden, comprising but very little land besides the site of the town.
A branch of the Union Canal, which was opened onOctober 13, 1809, extends south eastward in a sinuous course to within a short distance of the north side of the town; and the great turnpike road from London to Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, andc.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LEI/MarketHarborough.html   (568 words)

  
  Market Harborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has a population of 20,785 (2001 census), and is the administrative headquarters of the Harborough district.
Market Harborough is located in a rural part of south Leicestershire right next to the Northamptonshire border, and is roughly 15 miles (24 km) south of Leicester.
Market Harborough was founded in the 12th century as a market town to provide a market to boost the economy of the surrounding area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Market_Harborough   (280 words)

  
 Market Harborough Historical Society Guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
I am the daughter of Peter Goodhall Cox, grandaughter of Edward Cox and lived in Kiln Yard when I was little, I have some memories of being there but would love to see some photos and learn more of the history of my family.
Joseph married Ann Conquest in Mkt Harborough in 1818.
I live in Park House Market Harborough which used to belong to the Symington Family, I would like to get some info of it's history and some copys of old photos if anyone has any info on it at all....Please could anyone e mail if anyone has any info...
interactives.alxnet.com /cgi-bin/slither/Driver.py/WebTools/Guestbook/Guestbook.render?guestbook_id=27135   (821 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The seat — which includes Oadby & Wigston and parts of Harborough District — is high on the Liberal Democrats’ list of targets for a win at the next General Election.
Harborough is only the third constituency in the UK to select a Liberal Democrat prospective candidate — emphasising the Party’s determination to mount a winning challenge.
Labour finished third in Harborough at the last election with less than one in five of the votes cast.
www.harborough-liberaldemocrats.org.uk /news/news003.html   (356 words)

  
 Harborough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is about the district of Harborough, there is also the Harborough constituency
Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough.
It was a merger of the Market Harborough urban district, along with Market Harborough Rural District, Billesdon Rural District and Lutterworth Rural District.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harborough   (251 words)

  
 Market Harborough -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Market Harborough is a market town in (A largely agricultural county in central England) Leicestershire, (A division of the United Kingdom) England, upon the (Click link for more info and facts about River Welland) River Welland.
It has a population of 20,785 (2001 census), and is the administrative headquarters of the (Click link for more info and facts about Harborough) Harborough district.
Market Harborough is located in a rural part of south Leicestershire right next to the (Click link for more info and facts about Northamptonshire) Northamptonshire border, and is roughly 25 miles (40 km) south of (An industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement) Leicester.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/market_harborough.htm   (282 words)

  
 East Midlands Oral History Archive: Arqueotex Collection
The Market Harborough Collection held by EMOHA comprises 18 interviews.
The full Harborough Museum Collection, which is held at the museum in Market Harborough, consists of 207 interviews.
The majority of the recordings were made between 1984 and 1985, many as part of the 'In Service' project on Domestic Service and the 'Hidden Harborough' project, both conducted by the Museum.
www.le.ac.uk /emoha/catalogue/harborough.html   (171 words)

  
 Harborough --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The district lies mostly within the historic county of Leicestershire, but it includes an area in Market Harborough that lies to the south of the River Welland in the historic county of Northamptonshire.
The district encompasses the southern part of Leicestershire and is in general a rural area known for its...
The Welland River rises in the county of Leicestershire and flows eastward past Market Harborough and Stamford for about 70 miles (110 km) into Lincolnshire to enter the southwestern corner of the shallow North Sea inlet called The Wash. From Market Deeping past Spalding its course across the drained Fens has been embanked.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9039211   (354 words)

  
 BBC - Leicester Junior Football - Harborough 0 - 2 Hinckley
Harborough Rebels played host to Hinckley Utd Raiders this weekend in a game that highlighted the benefits of hard work and good organisation.
Hinckley got the much needed second just before the ten minute mark when the ball was shifted from left to right into the path of Jarrod Smith who then dribbled past two Harborough defenders and calmly slotted the ball home past the oncoming Harborough keeper.
Harborough mounted a series of corners at the end but were unable to capitalise on any of them.
www.bbc.co.uk /leicester/juniorfootball/match_reports/2005/02/06022005_u10_haborough_v_hinckley.shtml   (286 words)

  
 Kibworth & District Chronicle.Feb96:Harborough Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
On the other hand is a miscellany of photographs produced by members of the public in response to an appeal in the Harborough Mail to record one day in the life of Market Harborough in September 1988.
To date, the Harborough Museum has produced 4 books of historic photographs as well as providing the image and copy for the weekly "Memory Corner" column of the Harborough Mail for nearly 5 years.
The Harborough Museum is constantly striving to be as widely used a community facility as possible.
homepages.which.net /~stephen.poyzer/feb9602.htm   (1298 words)

  
 Market Harborough Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
Market Harborough is a rare example of a planned medieval 'new town'.
Market Harborough was created in the 12th century especially to be a market and promote local trade.
Kelmarsh is a 3,363 acre (1361ha) agricultural estate at the heart of which stands the eighteenth century Kelmarsh Hall, surrounded by its pleasure gardens and parkland.
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/MarketHarborough.asp   (511 words)

  
 Bigfern Guide to Market Harborough & district
For those of you not familiar with the town, this website will serve as an illustrated guide to the present day Market Harborough, and a little of its history.
Here you can find an extensive guide to all the prominent attractions and important buildings in the town, as well as a tour of some of the surrounding villages such as Great Bowden, Lubenham, Kibworth Harcourt etc.
See how Harborough is changing, or take a step back in time in the bygone or chronology pages.
www.bigfern.btinternet.co.uk   (217 words)

  
 CareOnLine: Housing Harborough
Market Harborough Online is designed to bring services electronically to the population.
You can use Harborough Home Search to find the council or housing association accommodation that is right for you.
Harborough Home Search will let you know by advertisement about all the properties available in the district from all the social landlords.
www.leicscareonline.org.uk /CareOnline_2/generic/sublistitems.asp?SectionID=3&ListID=116&SubListID=45   (332 words)

  
 Market Harborough - EnjoyEngland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Lying halfway between Leicester and Northampton is the town of Market Harborough.
Located at a crossing point of the River Welland, the town was created in the mid 12th century as a planned market town within the existing parish of Great Bowden.
In 1645 Charles I made Market Harborough his headquarters and held a hurried Council of War before the decisive Battle of Naseby.
www.southeastwalks.co.uk /destinationguides/East_Midlands/Destinations/market_Harborough.aspx   (228 words)

  
 The District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
Harborough District Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the District of Harborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2002" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
The Electoral Registration Officer[7] for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
The areas of the new district wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2002/20022597.htm   (1381 words)

  
 L&RMF: Harborough Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The museum itself is located on the second floor of the council offices, and a lift is available for disabled visitors, although weekend visitors will need to ring ahead to make arrangements for access to the lift.
The central position of the museum means that there are plenty of places in Harborough nearby for food and drink.
Toilets can be found in the museum building, and there is a car park near the entrance to the museum.
www.lrmf.org.uk /m_24_har.htm   (318 words)

  
 Harborough Museum - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
For many centuries Market Harborough has been a market town, a social centre for the surrounding countryside a hunting centre, and a stagecoach post.
The district's history is celebrated with displays including important collections of toys, the Symington Collection of Corsetry, a reconstruction of a local bootmaker's workshop and a programme of regularly changing exhibitions.
The central position of the museum means that there are plenty of places nearby to eat and drink.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /museum_gfx_en/EM000074.html   (243 words)

  
 The Boundary Committee for England : Your area : East Midlands : Leicestershire : Harborough
Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed boundaries for the Harborough area and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail on the large map at the back of the report; (PDF)
Map A1 Proposed boundaries for the Harborough area and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail on the large map; (PDF)
Large Map (3.6 Mb) illustrates the existing and proposed warding arrangements for Broughton Astley, Lutterworth and Market Harborough.
www.lgce.gov.uk /your-area/harborough.cfm   (340 words)

  
 Leisure - Harborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This 'come and sing' event invites singers to come together to rehearse the music from 11.30am on the day, with breaks for lunch and tea, and then perform the work as a full-blown concert with orchestra and soloists in the evening.
The venue for the concert is the Robert Smyth School in Burnmill Road, Harborough.
Profits from Harborough Millennium Chorus events go to local charities, and will on this occasion be given to the Friends of Robert Smyth School, who raise funds for special items for the school.
www.harboroughtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=762&ArticleID=668634   (380 words)

  
 Market Harborough Workhouse and Poor Law Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A new Market Harborough Union workhouse was erected to the north of the town in 1836-7.
The building was designed by Sampson Kempthorne who was the architect of many Union workhouses during this period although Market Harborough was his only one in the east Midlands.
Market Harborough was based on Kempthorne's model "square" design published by the the Poor Commissioners in 1835.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/MarketHarborough/MarketHarborough.html   (431 words)

  
 Market Harborough Hotels - Hotel Accommodation in Market Harborough | England United Kingdom
Situated in its own extensive grounds close to the M1 Motorway, this modern hotel is just 10 miles away from Althorp House, the final resting place of Diana, Princess of Wales.
This 18th Century Personally Run Town House Hotel and Restaurant is situated in the pretty market town of Uppingham, Ideally placed for Exploring all the attractions of Rutland.
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Market Harborough, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your England visit.
www.simplehotels.com /en/gb/market-harborough   (341 words)

  
 Harborough Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A huge consensus of opinion suggests that to bring revenue into the town we need less new housing and many more facilities to keep residents and their future generations here, making Harborough a happening place.
I HAVE recently read a book on the origins of Market Harborough in which it states that the name Harborough passed through several stages, ie Haef-beorg said to mean Oat Hill, later became Haefera-beorg and then Haverberg, and still later Harborough.
CSV Make a Difference Day takes place on Saturday, October 29, and is a great opportunity for people in the Harborough area to improve their communities.
www.harboroughtoday.co.uk /mk4custompages/custompage.aspx?SectionID=3218   (896 words)

  
 Dickins, Market Harborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Neither schoolchild cared for the race every morning into the cold water lake at that edifice, near Nairn, on the bleak eastern shore of Scotland.
Ken and Ivy's and Geoff and May's respective family members still live in Market Harborough and Kibworth, and there is more of the family living in Wellingborough and in other places in the East Midlands.
In the thirties, the time of the Depression, only my father Raymond, as the youngest, was sent to Grammar School in Market Harborough.
www.mattoid.com /data/Family.html   (2239 words)

  
 Harborough & Lutterworth On Line Forums - Crib Season 2005
Posted - 31/12/2004 : 08:01:02 AM The Harborough District Crib League will be holding it's AGM on Monday 7th February.
All teams wishing to enter this season should register their details by 7th February to Anne Coe 01536 760386.
Posted - 08/02/2005 : 08:20:34 AM Yes, that is correct, the AGM of the harborough & District Crib League will take place on 22nd February 2005, at Harborough Conservative Club
www.lutterworth-online.co.uk /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=745   (122 words)

  
 Harborough & Lutterworth On Line Forums - Christmas Harborough!
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 4:47:41 PM I don't know how much it has to do with the Council, but I just wanted to say I think the lights in the trees on the square, and the new ones on church street look fantastic!
Posted - 09/12/2004 : 11:33:49 AM Thank you so much for your comments re the new Christmas Lights, the Harborough Improvement Team are responsible for creating the new scheme, we hope to be able to add to them next year, to create an even better display.
This year Harborough is looking more like the 'classy' town that it is.
www.harboroughonline.co.uk /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=733   (228 words)

  
 MARKET HARBOROUGH - LoveToKnow Article on MARKET HARBOROUGH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
, a market town in the Harborough parliamentary division of Leicestershire, England; on the river Welland and the Grand Union Canal.
N.N.W. from London by the Midland railway, and is served by branches of the London and North Western and Great Northern railways.
The town is also an important fox-hunting centre.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MARKET_HARBOROUGH.htm   (134 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pusey and Puseyism
Edward Bouverie Pusey, born at Pusey House, Berkshire, 22 Aug., 1800; died at Ascot Priory, Berkshire, 16 Sept 1882; divine of the Established Church of England, patristic scholar, voluminous writer, preacher and controversialist, after whom the "Catholic" revival among Anglicans was termed Puseyite.
His father, Philip Bouverie, was the youngest son of the first Viscount Folkestone; his mother was Lady Lucy Sherard, daughter of the fourth Earl of Harborough.
In 1807 he went to school at Mitcham in Surrey and began the course of education which made him afterwards a deeply learned man, according to the older, uncritical, but massive scholarship of the seventeenth century.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/12582a.htm   (1470 words)

  
 Website design Market Harborough Leicestershire
We are a small, professional web design business serving small and medium sized businesses in Market Harborough.
We are a marketing business, producing powerful marketing communications using the internet.
We will be delighted to talk to you about your web needs.
www.thewebsitebusiness.co.uk /websitedesigner/marketharborough.htm   (184 words)

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