Great Bowden

Great Bowden is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of , England. It is north-east of and a suburb of , although originally the parish of Great Bowden included Harborough.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,540 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Bowden” and “Great Bowden, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and Market Harborough railway station.

Church
Photo: Kev747, Public domain.

Railway station
Photo: Psythor, Public domain.
serves the town of , in , England. It is situated to the east of the town centre and lies on the Midland Main Line, 16 miles south-east of . The building is Grade II listed.

Museum
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was opened in 1983 in the former R & W H Symington corset factory that also houses the Harborough District Council offices in the historic market town of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Bowden and Market Harborough.

Village
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is an area on the edge of in the Harborough district, in the county of , England. As a village it was formerly part of . The River Jordan runs through part of the area.

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is a market town of 25,000 people on the River Welland in , England.

Locality
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are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the of the about 3 miles west of the town of . is situated 3½ miles west of Great Bowden.

Great Bowden

Latitude
52.49299° or 52° 29′ 35″ north
Longitude
-0.90393° or 0° 54′ 14″ west
Population
1,540
Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)
Open location code
9C4XF3VW+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27303722
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2648153
Wiki­data ID
Q935502
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Great Bowden” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Great Bowden”
  • Dutch: “Great Bowden”
  • French: “Great Bowden”
  • Irish: “Great Bowden”
  • Ladin: “Great Bowden”
  • Polish: “Great Bowden”
  • Swedish: “Great Bowden”
  • Welsh: “Great Bowden”
  • “Great Bowden”

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Highlights include The Green and Great Bowden Village Hall.

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