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Theddingworth lies about {{Convert|8|km|mi}} west of [[Market Harborough]] on the road to [[Lutterworth]]. It is on the north bank of the [[River Welland]], which forms the county border with [[Northamptonshire]]. The [[Grand Union Canal]] passes within a mile. There is a church and [[Congregational]] Chapel. [[Theddingworth railway station]] was a former stop on the Rugby to Market Harborough line.
Theddingworth lies about {{Convert|8|km|mi}} west of [[Market Harborough]] on the road to [[Lutterworth]]. It is on the north bank of the [[River Welland]], which forms the county border with [[Northamptonshire]]. The [[Grand Union Canal]] passes within a mile. There is a church and [[Congregational]] Chapel. [[Theddingworth railway station]] was a former stop on the Rugby to Market Harborough line.

There is a building noteworthy in history in this village. It was widely believed to be the source and site of historical torture and murder of slaves towards the end of the 1800’s. The [[Home Farm Estate]] was often the source of conflict between the established [[Slave Traders]] that had been sent to the Midlands by way of Jamaica. The slaves would then be passed on to the large manor that sits near the village. Whilst much conjecture remains over these claims, there is little evidence of this past.


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Theddingworth
Theddingworth Village Hall
Theddingworth is located in Leicestershire
Theddingworth
Theddingworth
Location within Leicestershire
Population217 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP668855
Civil parish
  • Theddingworth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLutterworth
Postcode districtLE17
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
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UK
England
Leicestershire
52°27′56″N 1°01′07″W / 52.46545°N 1.01859°W / 52.46545; -1.01859

Theddingworth is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 217.[1] The parish includes the neighbouring hamlet of Hothorpe, which lies across the county boundary in Northamptonshire.

Theddingworth lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Market Harborough on the road to Lutterworth. It is on the north bank of the River Welland, which forms the county border with Northamptonshire. The Grand Union Canal passes within a mile. There is a church and Congregational Chapel. Theddingworth railway station was a former stop on the Rugby to Market Harborough line.

There is a building noteworthy in history in this village. It was widely believed to be the source and site of historical torture and murder of slaves towards the end of the 1800’s. The Home Farm Estate was often the source of conflict between the established Slave Traders that had been sent to the Midlands by way of Jamaica. The slaves would then be passed on to the large manor that sits near the village. Whilst much conjecture remains over these claims, there is little evidence of this past.

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

Media related to Theddingworth at Wikimedia Commons

  • 'Theddingworth', A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5: Gartree Hundred (1964), pp. 312–321. Accessed: 7 September 2008