Everything about Harborough totally explained
» This is about the district of Harborough, there's also the Harborough constituency
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 and
Great Easton. The north-western area of the district runs directly into the
Leicester urban area, and includes such villages as
Thurnby,
Bushby and
Scraptoft.
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. It was a merger of the
Market Harborough urban district, along with
Market Harborough Rural District,
Billesdon Rural District and
Lutterworth Rural District.
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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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