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Following the introduction of mortgage subsidy, over 100 private homes were built and a further development of 72 rented homes took place. By 1928 about 400 houses had been built since 1918, 164 by the Council. A major improvement took place from 1930 with the acquisition of land between Northampton Road and Farndon Road. This enabled the construction of Welland Park Road (which enabled east west traffic to bypass the town centre), provision of 100 homes for rent along Welland Park Road and 52 in Walcot Road to rehouse occupants of the old yard houses, plots for private housing, the layout of Welland Park and the construction of
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the gas company and built a public baths. It acquired land for the construction of Abbey Street in 1901, which removed the multi-occupied yard of the Coach and Horses Inn and enabled the building of a fire station on the new street in 1903. In the same year a new livestock market was opened between Springfield Street and the river on 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land, enabling the cattle and sheep markets to be cleared from the streets. In 1905 the council bought land at Great Bowden and Little Bowden for recreation grounds.
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Gallow Hill and Great Bowden. Harborough wharf, to the north of the town, became a distribution centre for coal and corn. A gas company was formed in 1833 to make and distribute gas. John Clarke and Sons of London built a factory for spinning worsted and later making carpets. Other industries developed were a brickworks, brewery, wheelwright/coachworks and the British Glues and Chemicals works by the Canal at Gallow Hill. In the 1830s a union of parishes around Market Harborough was formed to look after the poor and a
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Methodist Church in Northampton Road on the first Monday of each month at 7:30pm. Harborough Artists Cluster is a group of artists, photographers and makers who open their Studios every September. Arts Fresco is a free street theatre festival that, for one day every September, transforms the town centre into the biggest street arts festival in the Midlands.
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An art club has existed in the town since 1963, known as the Market Harborough Art Club, meetings were at one time held on the last Friday of each month (except August and December) at the Langton Room of the Congregational Church Centre in Bowden Lane, but are currently held in the Youth Wing of the
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and marking the beginning of the revival of the canal network for leisure use. The old brewery site was acquired for a bus station in 1951 and in 1958 a main car park was opened at the Commons and further car parks established in the 1960s to deal with the increasing demand. Proposals for development
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since these fields were crossed by both armies on 14 June 1645. A plaque now records the events and was unveiled by Mrs H.B. Lenthall on 1 February 1951 to mark the opening of the estate development. Around 150 dwellings were built for rent with the remaining plots available for private building. The
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In 1919 there were still around 150 dwellings identified as unfit for human habitation mostly in the yards and courts of Harborough and there was an identified need for 300 new houses. Land to the north of the town was selected and a scheme for 98 homes for rent developed as the Bowden Fields Estate.
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A market was established by 1204 and has been held on a Tuesday ever since 1221. Eventually this market led to the modern name of Market Harborough. The tradespeople of Harborough had large tofts or farmyards at the rear of their properties where goods were made and stored. Many of these yards remain
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parish was transferred from Northamptonshire to Leicestershire and following the Local Government Act of 1894, an Urban District Council was formed for Market Harborough, covering the town and the parishes of Little and Great Bowden. Various schemes were implemented to improve the town. It acquired
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The post-war period saw another shortage of housing and some 600 people on the waiting list for council housing. The council developed a 100-dwelling extension to the Bowden Fields Estate by 1949 and acquired 140 acres (0.57 km) of land to the southwest of the town to deal with the problem. A
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records Bowden as a Royal Manor organised in 73 manors. The population lived in three villages, Great Bowden, Arden and Little Bowden. The Manor of Harborough is first mentioned in 1199 and 1227 when it was called "Haverberg". It is likely that Harborough was formed out of the Royal Manor with the
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rises directly from the street, as there is no churchyard. It was constructed in grey stone in 1300 with the church itself a later building of about 1470. Next to the church stands the Old Grammar School, a small timber building dating from 1614. The ground floor is open, creating a covered market
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has three senior teams, including a women's team. The Northampton Road clubhouse has received Football foundation, council and Bowden's Charity grants and awards, as well as sponsorship money, for improvements. Borough Alliance FC was founded in 2003 playing at Meadowdale School before moving to
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There was a rapid expansion in the town's population from 4,400 in 1861 to 7,700 in 1901. This had been at the expense of living conditions, with severe overcrowding in the old town. Rows of cottages had been built in the yards of older houses with shared access to water and waste disposal. The
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In the 19th century, the increasing level of heavy goods traffic on the turnpike roads led to complaints. A plan for a canal from Leicester to join the London to Birmingham canal was mooted but it eventually bypassed the town and a branch canal was cut from Foxton to Harborough, with wharves at
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Associated improvements to the town centre took place as part of a "By-pass Demonstration Project" completed in 1994. This involved comprehensive re-paving and new street furniture to make the centre more pedestrian friendly whilst through-traffic with a 20 mph (32 km/h) speed limit.
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During the 18th century the timber mud and thatch buildings of the town were largely replaced with brick buildings. After roads were turnpiked and regularly repaired (making wheeled traffic easier all year round) Harborough became a staging point for coach travel on the road to London from the
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Market Harborough Musical Theatre has been active since 1948. Its theatre is located close to St. Dionysius' Church. The theatre is also home to Parsnips Youth Theatre and Octagon films, a club where residents may view films. From 1939 until 1978 the town had a cinema known as the Ritz, now
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The building of the Leicester–Rugby railway in 1840 had a catastrophic effect on the coaching traffic through the town. A railway did not serve the town until 1850 with a link to Rugby, but this was quickly followed by links to Leicester and London in 1857, and to Northampton in 1859.
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intention of making it a place for tradesmen and a market when a new highway between Oxendon and Kibworth was established to help link Northampton and Leicester. A chapel dedicated to St Dionysius was built on the route, whilst St Mary in Arden retained Parish Church status.
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Harborough AC meets every Tuesday at 7.00pm at the Market Harborough Rugby Club. The club caters for all abilities of runner from beginner to experienced club runners and provides coaching for road, cross country and track running. The club also runs a Junior Section.
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area and there is a single room on the first floor. It has become a symbol of the town. The nearby square is largely pedestrianised and surrounded by buildings of varying styles. The upper end of the High Street is wide and contains mostly unspoilt Georgian buildings.
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Market Harbrough Hockey Club (MHHC) are based in the town and participate in winter and summer leagues. The club offers competitive hockey as well as social hockey. There are three men's teams, three ladies teams, a mixed team, and a mixed U16 Badgers team.
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St Mary's Place and the Settling Rooms. In 1993 the former cattle market, bus station, indoor market and several properties adjacent to the old post office and the Peacock Hotel were re-developed to form a new pedestrianised shopping centre called St Mary's
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There are 4,750 VAT or PAYE registered businesses in the Harborough district. Compared to the United Kingdom the Harborough district has a greater proportion of smaller organisations with fewer than 10 employees; 87.16% vs. 82.8% in the UK overall.
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required local authorities to implement building regulations, or byelaws, which insisted that each house should be self-contained, with its own sanitation and water. In 1883 a new system of sewers was laid, and piped water supplied from wells at
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In 1993 the former cattle market, bus station, indoor market and several properties next to the old post office and the former Peacock Hotel were re-developed to form a new pedestrianised shopping centre called St Mary's Place. This included a
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and Harborough was considered severe, involving jumping the specially designed ox fences. His hunting diary is recognised as an important document in the history of hunting. The Hunt was renamed the Fernie after a subsequent Master.
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In 1946 the urban district council was gifted a large house called Brooklands at 34 Northampton Road by the Symington family, local factory owners. The building was subsequently converted to become the council's headquarters.
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In 1850, William Symington, a grocer in the town established a factory to make pea-flour. His brother James developed a haberdashery and stay making business and in 1876 his sons acquired the old carpet factory to make
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from the latter parish). When elected county councils were established in 1889, local government districts were placed entirely in one county, and so the Little Bowden area of the district was transferred from
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by-pass were approved by the Department for Transport during the 1980s and the 5 miles (8.0 km) road costing £9.5m was opened in June 1992. In addition, proposals were made for a new east-west link road
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The town is home to The Harborough Singers, a chamber choir. Other choirs include The Dolly Mixtures, the Songbirds ladies' choir, the 90-strong choir of the Great Bowden Recital Trust and a Rock Choir.
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in 1948, becoming 72 Brigade Vehicle Depot. The army left the station in the late 1950s and today part of the former military site is occupied by HMP Gartree, with the rest given over to agriculture.
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is less than half a mile from the town centre. The three centres have largely coalesced through ribbon development and infill, although Great Bowden continues to retain a strong village identity.
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The canal basin was restored as a boating centre called Union Wharf. This consists of workshops, restaurant, studios and flats. There are residential moorings and canal boats can be hired.
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is a local initiative bringing live classical music performed by professional players to babies and young children. The Great Bowden Recital Trust is a charitable music organisation.
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During the 1970s, draft proposals were made for an inner relief road to avoid traffic congestion in the town centre. However, it was rejected in favour of a bypass outside the town.
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Market Harborough Golf Club sits to the south of the town itself; much of the golf course crosses over into Northamptonshire and is only about a mile from the Northants village of
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new Southern Estate was planned to accommodate 700 dwellings, shopping centre, school and recreation ground. The Council laid initial access roads named after personalities of the
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northwest and the Midlands. In 1776 the Open Fields of Great Bowden were allotted to individual owners and fenced with hedges planted, followed by those of Little Bowden in 1780.
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A cycle and footway along the river through the town was created called the Millennium Mile and links Welland Park with the railway station. In 2007 Welland Park was awarded
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Factory and shares the building with the council offices and library. The museum opened in 1983 and collects and displays objects and finds of local interest, including the
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on Lathkill Street. The company later diversified into the manufacture of lead acid batteries, changing its name to Tungstone Products. The factory closed in 2002.
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Live music gigs take place at a number of venues and pubs across the town including Joules Yard, The Nag's Head, the Congregational Hall and the Waterfront.
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The Grand National Hunt Steeple Chase was held to the south#west of the town in 1860, 1861 and 1863. This race and the meeting eventually developed into the
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Located in Fairfield Road, it has five courts and a bar area. In 2017 the Club was awarded National Club of the Year Award by The Squash Player Magazine.
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in June 1645, when it became the headquarters of the King's Army. In Harborough, the King decided to confront Parliamentary forces who were camped near
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A covered market hall was opened at the western end of the Cattlemarket in 1938, replacing the market stalls on the Square on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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with hounds during the 19th century, when Mr Tailby of Skeffington Hall established a hunt in southeast Leicestershire in 1856. The country between
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Following serious flooding in the town centre on 2 July 1958, a flood relief scheme was begun, and the riverbed was straightened and deepened.
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is west of the town near Foxton and the site of a prisoner escape by helicopter in 1987. The prison caters for prisoners on life sentences.
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towards the leisure centre. They are a data management company, mostly dealing with magazine subscriptions. The company is owned by the
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Market Harborough has an Orchestra and The Harborough Collective, a professional classical ensemble formed by violinist David le Page.
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crisp makers, and the demolition of the old Symington factory in Adam and Eve Street for redevelopment as Eden Court shops and flats.
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In 1980 the Symington's factory at Church Square was redeveloped as the District Council offices, library and museum. Plans for an
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The subjects taught were Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and many boys were sent to Oxford and Cambridge universities. Amongst them were
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The town's brass band, The Harborough Band, was formed in 1897 and Market Harborough Choral Society is also long established.
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awarded the station a full-time licence on 15 July 2005. It is run largely by volunteers but has some freelance presenters.
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In 1950 the canal basin was the venue for a week-long National Festival of Boats, the first such festival organised by the
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Market Harborough was founded by the Saxons between 410 and 1066. Originally a small village, believed to have been called
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of an industrial estate at Riverside and Rockingham Road were approved in 1962 and the area developed during the 1960s.
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teams; Market Harborough CC and Harborough South CC. The former plays in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League.
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and the organisers were part of the founding of organised steeplechasing through the Grand National Hunt Committee.
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Market Harborough Magazine is a glossy monthly publication covering Market Harborough and its surrounding area.
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Market Harborough has two teams: Harborough Town and Borough Alliance. Both cater for a variety of ages.
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Market Harborough Urban District was abolished in 1974 to become part of the new Harborough District. No
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parliamentary constituency, which includes surrounding rural areas, as well as the urban areas of
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There are two tiers of local government covering Market Harborough, at district and county level:
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who was a wood turner and cabinet maker in the town organised the first group travel by rail from
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In 2016 Welland Park Academy enrolled GCSE students and Robert Smyth Academy enrolled Year 7's.
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but have been subdivided down their length over the years to give frontage to the High Street.
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operate routes into Leicester, Kettering and Northampton. The town has its own community bus.
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The Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland branch of the NFU was in the town from 1975.
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Market Harborough Rugby Club is near the leisure centre and until recently known as Kibworth
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terminates in the north part of the town and connects to the main canal near Foxton and the
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Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street: headquarters of Harborough District Council.
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for 11- to 18-year-olds. The school's coat of arms represents the City of London, a
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The steeple of Harborough Church was started in 1300 and completed in 1320. It is a
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consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, on the Leicester line of the
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was created covering the three parishes of Market Harborough, Great Bowden, and
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to Leicestershire in 1889. Local government districts were reconstituted as
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An independent church was established in the Harborough area following the
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Market Harborough is in a rural part of southeast Leicestershire, on the
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Stevens, Peter, History of the National Hunt Chase 1860–2010, pp 3–20.
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On 23 October 1936, the town hosted the members and entourage of the
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status and in 2008 a large new children's play area was opened.
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and café and is open to members and non-members. There are two
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demolished and replaced with residential apartments and shops.
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have their UK office at Tower House on Sovereign Park, off the
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was created for the former urban district and so it became an
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was built in 1836 on the site of St Luke's Hospital. In 1841
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from 1970 until 2006 when it went into administration under
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border. The town is about 15 miles (24.1 km) south of
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and went on to found the travel agency bearing his name.
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The grammar school has since moved sites and is now the
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lies over a hill about a mile from the town centre, and
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Market Harborough has two villages within its confines:
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In 1968 the centre of Market Harborough was declared a
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Local news and television programmes are provided by
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OS grid reference
SP7387
London
District
Harborough
Shire county
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
East Farndon
Gartree
Great Bowden
Little Bowden
Lubenham
Post town
Postcode district
LE16

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