Place:Theddingworth, Leicestershire, England

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Theddingworth is a village and civil parish in the Harborough District of southeast Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 217. The parish includes the neighbouring hamlet of Hothorpe, which lies across the county boundary in Northamptonshire.

Theddingworth lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Market Harborough on the road to Lutterworth. It is on the north bank of the River Welland, which forms the county border with Northamptonshire. The Grand Union Canal passes within a mile. There is a church and Congregational Chapel. Theddingworth railway station was a former stop on the Rugby to Market Harborough line.

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, pp312-321 - Parish: Theddington. (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.