Place:Fleckney, Leicestershire, England

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Fleckney is a village and civil parish in the Harborough District of southeast Leicestershire, England. The parish covers an area of 1.961 square miles (5.08 sq km) and had a population of 4,894 in the UK census of 2011.

The village appeared in the Domesday Book and remained a small farming community until the 19th century, industries developed: initially bricks and later hosiery. The historic village centre is a hub of amenities for the mostly rural local area.

The village occupies a generally flat area among gently rolling hills in Leicestershire. The Grand Union Canal traverses the eastern edge of the parish from north to south via the Kibworth Locks and the Saddington tunnel. To the east is the larger village of Kibworth and the adjoining Smeeton Westerby; to the south and separated by a narrow tract of agricultural land is the hilltop village of Saddington; while to the north and east are the parishes of Newton Harcourt, Kilby, Wistow and Arnesby.

Research Tips

• The map on the place-page for Market Harborough Rural District illustrates the location of the various parishes.
• Victoria County History - Leicestershire - Vol 5, pp84-90 - Parish: Fleckney. (London, 1964) British History Online. University of London.
• From this Findmypast page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
• From this Ancestry page you can browse the Leicestershire parishes which have parish register transcripts online.
• For both of the above sites, a subscription is charged. Transcriptions of these records may also be available free of charge on the FamilySearch website.
• A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Leicestershire.