Place:Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England

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NameWilbarston
TypeVillage
Located inNorthamptonshire, England
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Wilbarston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire in the Welland valley. It is administered as part of the borough of Kettering and is five miles east of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough, via the A427. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 767 people.

It has no secondary schools, but one primary school - Wilbarston C of E Primary School - that dates back to 1845. It was built with the intention of serving seven villages: Wilbarston, Stoke Albany, Dingley, Weston by Welland, Sutton Bassett, Ashley and Brampton Ash.

Wilbarston is also home to British Racing Driver, Hen Sharpe. For the past 10 yrs, Hen has raced MG's and now has moved into the Porsche Championship. You can follow him at www.hensharpe.co.uk

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