Theddingworth
| Theddingworth | |
|---|---|
 Theddingworth Village Hall | |
  Theddingworth Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 217 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP668855 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lutterworth |
| Postcode district | LE17 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
External links
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
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