Lubenham
| Lubenham | |
| Leicestershire | |
|---|---|
 All Saints, Lubenham | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 52°28’47"N, 0°57’54"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Market Harborough |
| Postcode: | LE16 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Harborough |
Lubenham is a small rural village and parish in southern Leicestershire adjacent to the border with Northamptonshire. The village is situated two miles west of Market Harborough, the nearest market town. The first National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup[1] was held in Lubenham, on the grounds of what is now Thorpe Lubenham Hall.
Lubenham lies on the route of the A4304 road which connects the M1 to Market Harborough, thus it is a route for heavy goods vehicles.
There is a public house, the Coach and Horses. The area boasts some lovely walks with lots of wildlife. Otters and kingfishers have been seen on the River Welland in 2015.
In 2008/2009, the Lubenham Heritage Group published a Heritage Trail with an interpretation panel on the village green, a pamphlet and placed plaques on buildings of interest. The Tower House was built in 1771. The village appears in four entries in the Domesday book.
On 6 June 1966, Lubenham railway station on the Rugby and Stamford Railway line closed in the Beeching Axe.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lubenham) |
- Images of Lubenham
- Lubenham Village website
- Lubenham Village website old
- Parish Council
- History of the Parish
- OS Map of Lubenham from Multimap
- Lubenham Parish Walks
- Friends of Adam
References
- ↑ "National Hunt Chase, Leicestershire | Leicester Mercury". thisisleicestershire.co.uk. http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/THRILL-CHASE/story-12074327-detail/story.html#axzz2SAeDOkfN. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
