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This is about the district of Harborough, there is also the Harborough constituency
Harborough District
Harborough
Shown within Leicestershire
Geography
Status:District
Region:East Midlands
Admin. Harborough is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands.  County:Leicestershire
Area:
  Total:		Ranked 79th
592.70 km²
Admin. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of Districts of England ordered by area. The areas given are calculated from the Output Areas created for Census 2001 and made available To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of  HQ:Market Harborough
ONS code:31UD
Demographics
Population:
  Total (2006 est. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ):
  Density:		Ranked 289th
81,300
137 / km²
Ethnicity:97. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different The figures are mid-year estimates for 2007 from the Office for National Statistics. 9% White
1. 0% S. Asian
Politics
Harborough District Council
http://www.harborough.gov.uk/
Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
Executive:Conservative
MPs:Alan Duncan,
Edward Garnier,
Andrew Robathan

Harborough (IPA: /hɑrbrə/) is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. The pattern of local government in England is complex with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Composition Graphical representation of the House of Commons This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons Alan James Carter Duncan (born 31 March 1957 is a British Politician. Edward Henry Garnier QC (born October 26, 1952) is a Barrister and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Andrew Robert George Robathan (born 17 July 1951 is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP for Blaby in Leicestershire Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. Other settlements in the district include Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, Kibworth and Great Easton. Broughton Astley is a busy village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Lutterworth is a Market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Kibworth Harcourt (kɪbwɜːθ hɑːkɔːt and Kibworth Beauchamp (kɪbwɜːθ biːtʃʌm are two villages in Leicestershire, south east of Leicester. The north-western area of the district runs directly into the Leicester urban area, and includes such villages as Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional Thurnby is a village just east of Leicester 's city boundaries in the Harborough district Bushby is a village in Leicestershire, England Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England that is effectively a suburb of Leicester. The district borders on to the Unitary Authority City of Leicester, the Borough of Kettering, the Borough of Corby, the District of Daventry, the Unitary Authority county of Rutland, the Borough of Charnwood and the Borough of Melton as well as the county of Warwickshire.

History

The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales It was a merger of the Market Harborough urban district, along with Market Harborough Rural District, Billesdon Rural District and Lutterworth Rural District. Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. The Rural district of Market Harborough existed in Leicestershire, England, from 1894 to 1974. Billesdon was a Rural district of Leicestershire, England. It originates with the Billesdon Poor Law Union, formed in 1835 The Rural district of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, England existed from 1894 to 1974. [1]

More than 5,000 silver and gold coins, around 2,000 years old, were found at a site near Harborough around 2002. Coin Hoard Article

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Civil Parishes

Market Harborough is unparished. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Allexton is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Arnesby is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Ashby Magna is a small English village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Ashby Parva is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Billesdon is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the Bittesby is a deserted village and Civil parish in Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Bitteswell is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire in England. Blaston is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Bringhurst is a small town and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Broughton Astley is a busy village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Bruntingthorpe is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Burton Overy is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about nine miles south-east of Leicester city centre and not far Carlton Curlieu is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about eleven miles south-east of Leicester Catthorpe is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Claybrooke Magna is a village in South West Leicestershire, England, close to the A5 trunk road Claybrooke Parva is a village in South West Leicestershire, England close to Claybrooke Magna. Cranoe is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Drayton is a village in Leicestershire in the district of Harborough. Dunton Bassett is a small village in Leicestershire. It lies between Leicester and Lutterworth, and close to Broughton Astley and Leire East Langton is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Fleckney is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England The village appeared in the Domesday Book Foxton ( is a village in Leicestershire, England, to the north-west of Market Harborough. Gaulby (or Galby is a village in East Leicestershire, England, 7 miles east of the city of Leicester. Gilmorton is a Village in South Leicestershire, England with a population of over 900 Glooston is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Goadby is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough Great Bowden is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Great Glen (or Glenn also known as Glen Magna is a village in Leicestershire, England about seven miles south-east of Leicester. Gumley is a Village in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. Hallaton is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Houghton on the Hill is a Village lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the East Midlands in England. The Village Hungarton (or Hungerton) is a small Village in the county of Leicestershire, England. Husbands Bosworth is a large crossroads village in South Leicestershire on the A5199 road from Leicester city to Northampton and the A4304 Keyham is an Edwardian suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. Kibworth Harcourt (kɪbwɜːθ hɑːkɔːt and Kibworth Beauchamp (kɪbwɜːθ biːtʃʌm are two villages in Leicestershire, south east of Leicester. Kibworth Harcourt (kɪbwɜːθ hɑːkɔːt and Kibworth Beauchamp (kɪbwɜːθ biːtʃʌm are two villages in Leicestershire, south east of Leicester. Kings Norton is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Knaptoft is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 50 Laughton could be actor Charles Laughton Laughton East Sussex Laughton Leicestershire Laughton Launde is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, bordering Rutland. Leire (England is a village in Leicestershire, England. The name is thought to originate from the old British name for the River Soar, which has a Lubenham is a small rural village and Civil parish just to the west of Market Harborough, a market town in the South of Leicestershire, England Lutterworth is a Market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Marefield is a hamlet and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Medbourne is a village in Leicestershire. Each year it competes with nearby Hallaton during the Bottle-kicking event on Easter Monday. Misterton with Walcote is a Civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire. Mowsley, pronounced "mouseley" (from Muslai - mouse infested field is a small Village in the south part of Leicestershire. Nevill Holt is a hamlet and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. North Kilworth is a village in south Leicestershire, England north of South Kilworth. Scraptoft is a village in Leicestershire, England that is effectively a suburb of Leicester. Shawell is a village in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Shearsby is a rural village in the English county of Leicestershire. Mr Skeffington is a 1944 Drama film which portrays a woman whose many love affairs cost her the love of her husband and her daughter Slawston is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, north-east of Market Harborough. Smeeton Westerby is a Village located approximately 9 miles south east from Leicester. South Kilworth is a village and Civil parish in the southern part of Leicestershire, England, south of North Kilworth. ‎ Stockerston is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, located on the border with Rutland Stonton Wyville is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Stoughton is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Swinford is a Nucleated village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of the English county of Leicestershire. Thorpe Langton is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, about four miles north of Market Harborough. Thurnby and Bushby, sometimes known as Thurnby is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Tilton on the Hill is a village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. Ullesthorpe is a small Village in south Leicestershire, England. Welham is a small village and Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, north-east of Market Harborough. West Langton is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Westrill and Starmore is a Civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics Market Harborough is a Market town in Leicestershire, England. There have been calls to set up a town council for the area. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch

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