Fleckney
Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England
The village appeared in the Domesday Book, and was a farming community until the 19th century, which saw development of industry, first bricks (some were used in the construction of St Pancras railway station) and then later hosiery.
The population increased after the Second World War with new housing being constructed, and reached 4,295 according to the 1991 census, most of whom now commute.
Nearby places are Kibworth Beauchamp, Smeeton Westerby, Saddington, Newton Harcourt, Kilby, Laughton and Arnesby.
Coordinates: 52°32′07″N 1°02′39″W / 52.53528°N 1.04417°W
Population in the 2001 census was 4,613[1]
[edit] Transport
Fleckney is served by Arriva Fox County service 49B to Leicester via Wigston Magna which operates during the daytime every 30 mins Monday - Saturday and Coachcare Travel service 44 to Foxton via Saddington, Kibworth Beauchamp, The Langtons & Market Harborough which operates every 60 minutes Monday - Saturday. The village does not have any bus service on Monday - Saturday evenings or on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
The nearest railway station is at South Wigston (6 miles), however, this station only has a service every 2 hours and does not possess a car park. The next nearest railway stations with car parks are in Leicester and Market Harborough. Both 10 miles from the village.
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