Market Harborough
Built-up area in Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.48, -0.921 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 73 87 |
| Population: | 22,911 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 |
Market Harborough is a pleasant market town in the district of Harborough, Leicestershire, England, sitting in the shallow valley of the River Welland. It grew from a medieval market centre into a compact town known for a handsome Georgian high street, a historic parish church of St Dionysius, and the nearby Foxton Locks on the Grand Union Canal. The arrival of the railway in the 19th century shaped its development and it still benefits from good rail links to Leicester and London.
Today Market Harborough balances local industry and services with a lively town centre of independent shops, cafés and a regular market, plus community events through the year. Its riverside parks and easy access to surrounding countryside make it popular with families and walkers, while transport connections mean many residents commute to larger nearby centres for work.
Postcode districts covering Market Harborough
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 13.2 miles
- Coventry 24.9 miles
- Northampton 17.2 miles
- Nuneaton 24 miles
- Rugby 14.9 miles
- Loughborough 23.5 miles
- Kettering 10.6 miles
- Kettering Town 10.6 miles
- Corby 9.9 miles
- Wellingborough 15.2 miles
- Hinckley 19.6 miles
- Coalville 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Market Harborough-Logan Ward 0.3 miles
- Market Harborough-Welland Ward 0.6 miles
- Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward 0.7 miles
- Great Bowden Built-up area 1 mile
- Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden Ward 1 mile
- East Farndon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Lubenham Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Gartree Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Dingley Parish 2.3 miles
- Great Oxendon Parish 2.4 miles
- Foxton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Sutton Bassett Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Market Harborough
LE16 9PA, LE16 9LR, LE16 9LG, LE16 8JH, LE16 9FQ, LE16 7QG, LE16 8BF, LE16 9LH, LE16 0ST … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 29.6 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 34.8 miles
- Market Harborough Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Corby Railway Station 9.8 miles
Hotels in Market Harborough Ad
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4
- Travelodge Market Harborough 3
- The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4
- Host & Stay | Davies Close
Schools in Market Harborough
- Brooke House College Independent - secondary
- Farndon Fields Primary School Primary
- Little Bowden School Primary
- Market Harborough C of E Academy Primary
- Meadowdale Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Robert Smyth Academy Secondary
- Welland Park Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 6.5 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 9.4 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- University of Leicester University 13 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 13.3 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 13.7 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 14.1 miles
- Belgrave Library Library 14.5 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 15.6 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 16.6 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 16.6 miles