Harborough District

Harborough District
Market Harborough, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district
Market Harborough, the largest settlement and administrative centre of the district
Shown within Leicestershire
Shown within Leicestershire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyLeicestershire
Admin. HQMarket Harborough
Government
 • TypeHarborough District Council
 • MPs:Alberto Costa,
Alicia Kearns,
Neil O'Brien
Area
 • Total229 sq mi (592 km2)
 • Rank61st
Population
 (2022)
 • Total100,481
 • RankRanked 244th
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code31UD (ONS)
E07000131 (GSS)
Ethnicity97.9% White

Harborough (/ˈhɑːrbərə/) is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Market Harborough, which is where the council is based. The district also includes the town of Lutterworth and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. In the north of the district it includes parts of the Leicester Urban Area, notably at Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft. Covering 230 square miles (600 km2), the district is the largest by area of the eight districts in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the county.

The neighbouring districts are Blaby, Oadby and Wigston, Leicester, Charnwood, Melton, Rutland, North Northamptonshire, West Northamptonshire and Rugby.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Harborough Local Authority (E07000131)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.