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Market Harborough

Located in Harborough District, Leicestershire Coordinates: 52°28′39″ N 0°55′14″ W

Market Harborough
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Population
24,779
24.8K
Elevation
81 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport48 km
BHX Birmingham Airport56 km

About Market Harborough

Market Harborough is a town. Location: Harborough District, Leicestershire. Population: 24,779. Elevation: 81 m.

From Wikipedia

Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Northamptonshire. The population was 24,779 at the 2021 census. It is the administrative headquarters of the Harborough district. Market Harborough was part of Rockingham Forest, a royal hunting forest used by medieval monarchs, whose boundaries stretched from Market Harborough to Stamford and included Corby, Kettering, Desborough, Rothwell, Thrapston and Oundle.

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Travel notes for Market Harborough

From Wikivoyage

Market Harborough is a market town of 25,000 people (2019) on the River Welland in Leicestershire, England.

Understand+

Market Harborough used to be a centre for fox hunting. The district simply called Harborough includes the smaller town of Lutterworth and a number of other villages.

1 Market Harborough Tourist Information Centre, Council Offices, Adam and Eve Street, LE16 7AG, ☏ +44 1858 821270. (updated May 2020)

Get in+

Market Harborough is on the A6 in between Leicester and Rothwell, west of Kettering (though its been bypassed), the A427 from Corby, the A508 from Northampton and the A4304 from Lutterworth.

1 Market Harborough railway station, St Marys Road, LE16 7DT. It's on the Midland Main Line. (updated May 2020)

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Market Harborough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (61 mm)
Driest month
February (42 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Market Harborough
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)584250474956536057555961

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Market Harborough

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 48 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 56 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 25 kmsouth
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 41 kmwest
  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 47 kmeast
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 49 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Market Harborough

Within 100 km: 645 historic and cultural sites, 487 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • The Islands Island 13 kmNW
  • Brown's Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 19 kmN
  • Honey Hill Mountain 14 kmSW

25–60 km380 places

  • Park Island Island 49 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 38 kmSE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 54 kmW
  • Apple Island Island 46 kmSE

60–100 km809 places

  • Andersey Island Island 94 kmS
  • Newark Island Island 67 kmN
  • Horninglow island Island 60 kmNW
  • Rose Isle Island 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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