| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.4848°N -0.9099°W |
| Map Type: | Leicestershire |
| Official Name: | Arden[1] |
| Static Image: | The Headlands in Market Harborough - geograph.org.uk - 5466071.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The Headlands, Market Harborough |
| Population: | 5,935 |
| Population Ref: | (2021 Census Ward Profile including Great Bowden)[2] |
| Shire District: | Harborough District |
| Shire County: | Leicestershire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Market Harborough |
| Civil Parish: | Unparished |
| Post Town: | Market Harborough |
| Postcode District: | LE16 |
| Postcode Area: | LE |
| Dial Code: | 01858 |
| London Distance Mi: | 87 |
| London Direction: | S |
Arden is a suburb[3] and ward[4] of the town of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. It is located in the north of the town and covers an area which includes the nearby village of Great Bowden. Its name can also be traced back to an abandoned village which was previously located near the former church.[5] [6]
The ward covers the northern part of the town and extends into Great Bowden. It also covers the main railway station and includes roads such as The Headlands, Arden Way, Great Bowden Road and The Ridgeway.[7] It is predominantly residential and has some small green spaces.
The area is home to the ruins of St Mary in Arden Church, which was once the parish church and was built in the 13th century.[8] The church was left in a state of disrepair from the 17th century and the ruins were later repurposed for a museum with parts of the original stone church being reused including wolf carvings, a door porch, and stained glass windows.[9] The word "Arden" in the church name is thought to be associated with Rockingham Forest, Northampton, rather than from any place called Arden.[10]
At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 5,935. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 5,666 | 95.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 113 | 1.9% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 100 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 25 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 23 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 4 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,935 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 2,972 | 52.7% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 2,541 | 45.1% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 42 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 23 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 22 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 19 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 11 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 10 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,935 | 100% | |||||||||||