Hemington, Leicestershire
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Hemington is a village in Leicestershire, England.[1]
In 1790, the nearby Harrington Bridge was built to create a crossing of the River Trent. The new bridge was a toll bridge and everyone except locals living in Hemington (or Sawley, Derbyshire were required to pay the toll.[2]
Although there isn't a rail station in the village, East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line.
[edit] References
- ^ The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
- ^ The Long Eaton and Sawley Archive, accessed January 2010
[edit] External links
Media related to Hemington, Leicestershire at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 52°51′06″N 1°19′30″W / 52.85167°N 1.325°W
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