Little Bowden
Encyclopedia
Little Bowden is an area of Market Harborough
in Leicestershire
, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire
.
The River Jordan
runs through part of the area.
dump, however this is not particularly dangerous as it is underground and quite old. The area is often used for walks by local people.
There have been several attempts to build on Windy Ridge, all of which have been opposed by residents concerned by possible disturbance of the buried asbestos and the effect development may have on the skyline.
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
.
The River Jordan
River Jordan, Northamptonshire
The River Jordan, Northamptonshire is a short river in England of three to four miles in length. It rises to the south of Braybrooke village in the county of Northamptonshire before flowing through Braybrooke and into Leicestershire at Little Bowden within Market Harborough before joining the River...
runs through part of the area.
Places of interest
- Two pubs, The Cherry Tree and The Oat Hill (formerly The Greyhound)
- St Nicholas Anglican church, which is part of the Leicester diocese
- Little Bowden County Primary School
- Little Bowden Recreation ground ('The rec'), home to Harborough South Cricket Club
Windy ridge
Windy Ridge is a hill near Little Bowden. It contains an asbestosAsbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...
dump, however this is not particularly dangerous as it is underground and quite old. The area is often used for walks by local people.
There have been several attempts to build on Windy Ridge, all of which have been opposed by residents concerned by possible disturbance of the buried asbestos and the effect development may have on the skyline.