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Lutterworth occurs as market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. A town is located in southern Leicestershire, about Vii miles (Eleven klick) northward of Rugby, in Warwickshire and roughly Fifteen miles (Xxv kilometer) south of Leicester. the 2001 nose count recorded a people of 8,293 in the town.

Lutterworth lies on the A426 Leicester-Rugby road, adjacent to the M1 motorway, and about a A5. A town was once served per main line of the Great Central Railway; however, since a closure of this line in the 1960s the nearest railroad terminal is today at Rugger. Good to the west of the town occurs as big industrial estate called Magna Park, which is the main employer in the town. Magna Park is repose on a places of the old Bitteswell Aerodrome.

History
A title of Lutterworth probably come from either Anglo-Saxon Hlūtreworþ, which means "enclosure by [a stream called] Hlūtre". Hectoliterūtre means "the clear or pure one" and can be an old title for the flow of any stream Swift.

In the times of the stagecoach, Lutterworth was an important stopping place on tour from either Leicester to Oxford and London, and several previous coaching inns remain in the town. A town too contains a bit of historic Half-timbered buildings, some of which date back to the 16th century. Nearby to Luterworth is Stanford Hall.

Claims to fame
Lutterworth has 2 independent claims to fame:

First off, a 14th century religious reformer Canon John Wyclif was Rector around Lutterworth's Parish Church of St. Mary between 1374 and 1384, and it was on this button that he produced a number one ever translation of the Bible from Latin into English.

Lutterworth's more independent claim to fame is that Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine, developed some of the globe's number one jet engines at a British Thomson-Houston works inside Lutterworth, & in nearby Rugger, when you took a late 1930s and the 1940s. A engine for the UK's number one sooty airplane a Gloster E.28/39 was produced in Lutterworth. The statue of the plane sub the middle of the roundabout good south of the town as a memorial.

Knowhere Guide to Lutterworth
Informal information about the town, supplied by locals. Aimed at teenage surfers, skateboarders and young people in general.

Lutterworth Sub Aqua Club
Details about the club, times and places of dives.

Lutterworth Lions Club
Information about the meetings of the 105M District.

Lutterworth Town Council
Information on leisure, tourism, businesses and future events

St Marys Church
An 800 year old church. Information on John Wycliffe, a former pastor. Church guide with sketches.

Lutterworth On Line
Local community portal with a range of information relevant to the town and surrounding villages.

Lutterworth
Comprehensive information on this market town.

Twisted Pictures
Some games, photos and information about this person.

Lutterworth URC
United Reformed Church, features church news, diary, history, newsletter and a livecam.

Rotary Proms Night
Information about this annual event and a list of sponsors.






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