The eight BT Telephone Exchanges (and one former) in the Market Harborough (01858) telephone area
The STD code for Market Harborough was 0645 until it changed to 0858 around 1975.Â
Clipston ATE
ClipstonTelephone Exchange is located in Harborough Road, Clipston, Market Harborough LE16 9RT and serves Clipston and the surrounding area.
It was installed to replace a manual exchange in the post office which closed in June 1952 when the work got too much for postmistress Dulcie Bright. Service was initially provided by a mobile UAX in the yard of the Bull’s Head Inn next door.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01858-52.
The former dialling code was 064 586.
ID: EMCLIPS. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Dingley ATE
Dingley Telephone Exchange is situated in Harborough Road, Dingley, Market Harborough LE16 8PQ and serves Dingley and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01858-53.
The former dialling code was 064 585.
ID: EMDINGL. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
East Langton ATE
East Langley Telephone Exchange is situated in Thorpe Langton Road, East Langton, Market Harborough LE16 7TT and serves East Langley and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01858-54.
The former dialling code was 064 584.
ID: EMESSTL. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Hallaton ATE
Hallaton Telephone Exchange is situated in Medbourne Road, Hallaton, Market Harborough LE16 8UH and serves Hallaton and the surrounding villages.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01858-55 and 01858-89.
The former dialling code was 064 589.
ID: EMHLLTO. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Husbands Bosworth ATE
Husbands Bosworth Telephone Exchange is located in School Lane, Husbands Bosworth, Lutterworth LE17 6JU and serves Husbands Bosworth and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01858-88.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 582.
ID: EMHUSBB. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Husbands Bosworth former ATE
The former Husbands Bosworth telephone exchange stands in Bell Lane, Husbands Bosworth LE17 6LA.
It came into service on 13 June 1938. After closure in the 1970s a new street frontage was built and it became the offices of a power tools company.
The building is now flats called Lister House but the exchange survives to the rear.
Its dialling code was 064 582.
ID: EMHUSBB. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Market Harborough ATE
Market Harborough Telephone Exchange is located in Abbey Street, Market Harborough LE16 9AA and serves Market Harborough and the surrounding area.
The photo shows the original exchange building at the front with a large extension at the rear built at a later date.
The telephone codes for this exchange include 01858-41, 01858-43 and 01858-46.
The former dialling code for this exchange was 064 5.
ID: EMMRKTH. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Medbourne Green ATE
Medbourne Green Telephone Exchange is located in Main Street, Medbourne Green, Market Harborough LE16 8DT and serves Medbourne Green and the surrounding area.
The telephone codes for this exchange are 01858-56 and 01858-83.
The former dialling code was 064 583.
ID: EMMEDBO. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.
Welford ATE
Welford Telephone Exchange is located in Northampton Road, Welford, Northampton NN6 6HP and serves Welford and the surrounding area.
The telephone code for this exchange is 01858-57.
The former dialling code was 064 581.
ID: EMWELFO. Photo taken by Mike Fletcher.