Measham
Sign in to saveMeasham is a large village in the North West Leicestershire district in Leicestershire, England, near the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire boundaries. It lies off the A42, south of Ashby de la Zouch, in the National Forest. Historically it was in an exclave of Derbyshire absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897. The name is thought to mean "homestead on the River Mease". The village was once part of Derbyshire before being transferred to Leicestershire.
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Place details
- Locality
- North West Leicestershire
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 5,209
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Measham
- UK place.population
- 5,209
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Lawrence Church Measham - geograph.org.uk - 473175.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Lawrence Church, Measham
- UK place.shire_district
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.shire_county
- Leicestershire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.civil_parish
- Measham
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North West Leicestershire
- UK place.postcode_district
- DE12
- UK place.postcode_area
- DE
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North West Leicestershire
- Population
- +5209
- Official website
- www.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/measham
- Image
- St Lawrence Church Measham - geograph.org.uk - 473175.jpg
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- 16th–17th centuries
- 18th–19th centuries
- Industry
- 20th–21st centuries
- Measham teapots
- Rail transport
- Minorca opencast
- Sport
- Notable residents
- References
- Notes
- External links
Measham is a large village in the North West Leicestershire district in Leicestershire, England, near the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire boundaries. It lies off the A42, south of Ashby de la Zouch, in the National Forest. Historically it was in an exclave of Derbyshire absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897. The name is thought to mean "homestead on the River Mease". The village was once part of Derbyshire before being transferred to Leicestershire.
==History== ===Early history=== The name Meas-Ham suggests it was founded in the Saxon period between 350 and 1000 AD.