MARKET-HARBOROUGH, a market-town of England, in the county of Leicestershire, on the left bank of the Welland, 15 miles S.S.E. of Leicester, and 83 N.W. of London. The town consists of one principal street, and several smaller ones; and it is well paved and lighted. It contains a town-hall; a handsome church of the fourteenth century, with a tower and a lofty octangular spire; places of worship for Wesleyan Methodists, Independents, and Baptists; national and British schools, a free school, &c. A silk mill and several breweries are in operation, but the inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture. A carpet manufactory, which formerly existed here, has been discontinued, and the wool, on being prepared here, is now sent to London to be made into carpets. Market-Harborough is mentioned in history as the head-quarters of the royalists before the battle of Naseby. It is connected with London by the North-Western and Rugby and Stamford Railways. The market-day is Tuesday; and fairs are held twice a-year. Pop. (1851) 2325.