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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Measham

  

Measham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Measham

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Measham history

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Early history

The village name Meas-Ham suggests it was founded in the Saxon period between AD 350 and 1000. Just before the Norman Conquest of 1066, the village belonged to Earl Algar. The Domesday Book of 1086 has it as belonging directly to the King, as part of a royal estate centred at Repton.

Middle Ages

Measham is thought to have been mainly agricultural, but coalmining is known to have taken place as early as the 13th century. The original chapel of ease dated from 1172, but the present St Laurence’s Church was built in 1340, under the auspices of Repton Priory. The manor passed from the crown to the Earls of Chester in 1235.

16th–17th centuries

In 1596 Measham was dismissed by William Wyrley as “a village belonging to Lord Shefield” The village was omitted altogether from Richard Blome’s gazetteer of market towns in 1673. In 1563 the manor belonged to Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy.

18th–19th centuries

Measham went through a prosperous period associated with the Industrial Revolution. The village industry included banking, breweries, coal mines and brick-making. A market hall was said to have been built by Joseph Wilkes about the turn of the 19th century.

20th–21st centuries

Passenger services on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway ceased in 1931. The traditional industries began to die, with the boot and shoe factory closing in the 1960s. The 1960s saw many of the village’s fine buildings demolished, including the Manor House, Measham Hall and Vicarage.

You can visit Measham places with Walkfo Measham to hear history at Measham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Measham has 20 places to visit in our interactive Measham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Measham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Measham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Measham & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Measham Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Measham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Measham

  

Best Measham places to visit

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Measham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Measham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Measham’s information audio spots:

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Appleby Magna St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire is a Grade II* listed parish church. It was built in the 1960s. The church is located in Appleby Magna and is located on the outskirts of Leicester.

St Michael’s Church, Stretton en le Field St Michael’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stretton en le Field, Leicestershire, England (grid reference SK303119) It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Moira Furnace Moira Furnace is a nineteenth-century iron-making blast furnace located in Moira, Leicestershire, on the banks of the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal. Built by the Earl of Moira in 1804, the building has been preserved as a museum featuring lime kilns and craft workshops.

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