Hemington, Leicestershire

Hemington is a village in Leicestershire, England.[1]

In 1790, the nearby Harrington Bridge was built to create a crossing of the River Trent. The new bridge was a toll bridge and everyone except locals living in Hemington (or Sawley, Derbyshire were required to pay the toll.[2]

Although there isn't a rail station in the village, East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line.

References

  1. ^ The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
  2. ^ The Long Eaton and Sawley Archive, accessed January 2010

External links

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