The
rural district of Market Harborough existed in
Leicestershire,
England
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, from 1894 to 1974. It covered the area around
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire.
Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the adm ...
, but not including the actual town. It was greatly extended in 1935 by the abolition of
Hallaton Rural District. In 1974 under the
Local Government Act 1972, it merged with Market Harborough
urban district
Urban district may refer to:
* District
* Urban area
* Quarter (urban subdivision)
* Neighbourhood
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* Urban districts of Denmark
* Urban districts of Germany
* Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland) (hist ...
,
Billesdon Rural District,
Lutterworth Rural District
The rural district of Lutterworth in Leicestershire, England existed from 1894 to 1974. It contained the following civil parishes:
* Arnesby
*Ashby Magna
*Ashby Parva
* Bittesby
* Bitteswell
*Broughton Astley
* Bruntingthorpe
*Catthorpe
*Claybr ...
to form the
Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire.
Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the ad ...
non-metropolitan district.
History of Leicestershire
Local government in Leicestershire
Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894
Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972
Rural districts of England
Harborough District
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