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Market Harborough is a market town in Leicestershire, in England, with a population of around 20,000. The River Welland flows through the town. Market Harborough is the administrative headquarters of the Harborough district.

Market Harborough is located in a rural part of south Leicestershire and is roughly 25 miles (40 km) south of Leicester. The town is near the A14 main road and is also served by the Midland Main Line railway. There is also a branch of the Grand Union Canal which terminates in the town. Nearby to the town are the famous Foxton Locks.

Market Harborough was founded in the 12th century as a market town to provide a market to boost the economy of the surrounding area. It once had a clothes making industry, with corsets being made in the town.

One of the town's most notable features is an unusual grammar school dating from 1614Events April 5 In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. October 11 Adriaen Block and a group of Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the area he explored and named " New Nether located in the town centre which stands on wooden stiltscourt jester Stilts are poles, posts or pillars used to allow a person or structure to stand at a certain distance above the ground. Walking stilts are poles equipped with steps for the feet to stand on, or straps to attach them to the legs, for the purpo. The underside was once used as a butter market.

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