Saddington is a village in the Harborough

Harborough

Harborough is a local government district of Leicestershire, England, named after its main town, Market Harborough. Covering , the District is by far the largest of the eight district authorities in Leicestershire and covers almost a quarter of the County....

 district of 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

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is close to Smeeton Westerby

Smeeton Westerby

Smeeton Westerby is a village located approximately 9 miles south east from Leicester. Originally Smeeton and Westerby were two separate hamlets, but they merged some time ago to become the village that it is today...

, Gumley

Gumley

Gumley is a village in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. The closest town is Market Harborough.The name Gumley is a contraction of the Anglo-Saxon “Gutmundesleah” – meaning Godmund’s clearing.- History :The village is first mentioned in 749...

, Kibworth

Kibworth

Kibworth is an area of the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, that contains two civil parishes—the villages of Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt . According to the 2001 census, Kibworth Beauchamp has a population of 3,798, and Kibworth Harcourt has a population of 990. The two...

 and Fleckney

Fleckney

Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, EnglandThe village appeared in the Domesday Book, and was a farming community until the 19th century, which saw development of industry, first bricks and then later hosiery.The population increased after the...

.

It is a small hilltop village to the south of Fleckney

Fleckney

Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, EnglandThe village appeared in the Domesday Book, and was a farming community until the 19th century, which saw development of industry, first bricks and then later hosiery.The population increased after the...

 and overlooks the Saddington reservoir constructed in 1802 to feed the Grand Union Canal

Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line connects London and Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles with 166 locks...

. 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.

The Saddington Treacle Mine

Treacle mining

Treacle mining is the fictitious mining of treacle in a raw form similar to coal. The subject purports to be serious but is an attempt to test credulity. Thick black treacle makes the deception plausible...

is a notable fictional local attraction, often referred to by locals of the surrounding villages.

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