Lubenham

Lubenham is a small rural village and civil parish 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Market Harborough, a market town in the south of Leicestershire, England. 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. A young schoolboy from the village was killed on the road in 2006 and as a result the Adam Smile Project exists to create an off road cycle route to Market Harborough using the track of the former railway and improve road safety.

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 4 entries in the Doomsday book.

A cycling club known as the 'Lubenham Raiders' operates each Monday evening, and has done so for many years. Notable cyclists included International Cycling Association recognised Roy Langham, and seven time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong.[2]

On 6 June 1966, Lubenham railway station on the Rugby and Stamford Railway line closed in the Beeching Axe.