Saddington
Saddington is a village in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It is close to Smeeton Westerby, Gumley, Kibworth and Fleckney.
It is a small hilltop village to the south of Fleckney and overlooks the Saddington Reservoir, constructed in 1802 to feed the Grand Union Canal. The canal flows through the parish and traverses a half-mile-long tunnel. The church of St Helen largely dates from 1872–3, although it retains an original 13th-century north doorway and other masonry of around 1300.[1] All persons alive today with the surname Saddington are direct descendants of Henry of Saddington born 1603.
The Saddington Treacle Mine is a notable fictional local attraction, often referred to by locals of the surrounding villages.
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- ^ Harborough District Guide - undated
[edit] External links
Media related to Saddington at Wikimedia Commons
