Loughborough

Loughborough

Loughborough , town (1991 pop. 44,895), Leicestershire, central England, on the Soar River. It is a market town with engineering works. Manufactures include hosiery, shoes, pharmaceuticals, boilers, and pottery. Bell foundries were built in 1840; the great bell of St. Paul's Cathedral in London was cast there in 1881. Loughborough's war memorial, with a carillon of 47 bells, was built in 1923. In the town are the Loughborough College of Technology and a grammar school (founded in 1495).

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Loughborough, Canada, UK UK (England): formerly Lucteburne and Lucteburga ‘Luhhede's Fortification’ from an Old English personal name and burh.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Loughborough." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Loughborough Leics. Lucteburne [sic] 1086 (DB), Lucteburga 12th cent. ‘Fortified house of a man called Luhhede’. OE pers. name + burh.

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