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Harborough | olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Harborough District | olspan=2 align=center|
Shown within Leicestershire | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography | | idth="45%"|Status: | District | | a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | East Midlands | | dmin. County: | Leicestershire | a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 79th
592.70 km² | | dmin. HQ: | Market Harborough | | a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 31UD | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics | a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 297th
78,308
132 / km² | | thnicity: | 97.9% White
1.0% S.Asian | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics | olspan=2 align=center|Harborough District Council
http://www.harborough.gov.uk/ | | a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | | xecutive: | Liberal Democrats | | a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Alan Duncan, Edward Garnier, Andrew Robathan | Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named for its main town, Market Harborough. Other settlements in the district include Broughton Astley, Lutterworth, Kibworth. The north-western area of the district runs directly into the Leicester urban area, and includes such villages as Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft. - Allexton, Arnesby, Ashby Magna, Ashby Parva
- Billesdon, Bittesby, Bitteswell, Blaston, Bringhurst, Broughton Astley, Bruntingthorpe, Burton Overy
- Carlton Curlieu, Catthorpe, Claybrooke Magna, Claybrooke Parva, Cold Newton, Cotesbach, Cranoe
- Drayton, Dunton Bassett, East Langton, East Norton
- Fleckney, Foxton, Frisby, Frolesworth
- Gaulby, Gilmorton, Glooston, Goadby, Great Bowden, Great Easton, Great Glen, Gumley
- Hallaton, Horinghold, Houghton on the Hill, Hungarton, Husbands Bosworth
- Ilston on the Hill
- Keyham, Kibworth Beauchamp, Kibworth Harcourt, Kimcote and Walton, King's Norton, Knaptoft
- Laughton, Launde, Leire, Little Stretton, Loddington, Lowesby, Lubenham, Lutterworth
- Marefield, Medbourne, Misterton with Walcote, Mowsley
- Nevill Holt, North Kilworth
- Owston and Newbold
- Peatling Magna, Peatling Parva
- Rolleston
- Saddington, Scraptoft, Shangton, Shawell, Shearsby, Skeffington, Slawston, Smeeton Westerby, South Kilworth, Stockerston, Stonton Wyville, Stoughton, Swinford
- Theddingworth, Thorpe Langton, Thurnby and Bushby, Tilton, Tugby and Keythorpe, Tur Langton
- Ullesthorpe
- Welham, West Langton, Westrill and Starmore, Willoughby Waterleys, Wistow Cum Newton Harcourt, Withcote
Market Harborough is unparished. There have been calls to set up a town council for the area.
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