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library and a leisure centre were also built in the last decade, and there are plans to resuscitate the canal. Due to housing being constructed along the original route through Measham, the canal will follow the route of the old railway, with a wharf, adjacent visitors' centre, shops and cafés planned for the village centre.
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to work in the maltings and other industries associated with brewing. Measham Ware became a popular gift to take home. Locals often bought them as wedding gifts, passing them down the generations at weddings. Production of Measham Ware ended around 1910–1914, although modern reproductions have been
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Development has resumed in recent years. Years of neglect and disrepair at Measham's former railway station ended when it was turned into new premises for the Measham Museum. The old engine sheds have become industrial workshops and the engine yards a millennium garden and public green space. A new
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A market hall was said to have been built by Wilkes about the turn of the 19th century, but by 1817 the market had ceased and the market-house at 58 High Street was being converted into a dwelling. This later became known as Cross House. The original market place was an area to the rear in Queen
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granted charters to William de Bereford, Lord of the Manor of Measham, to hold a market and a fair. The charters allowed for a market on Tuesdays and an annual three-day fair around the festival of the Translation of St Thomas the Martyr (7 July). By 1817 both market and fair had ceased.
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This medieval settlement is thought to have been mainly agricultural, but coalmining is known to have taken place as early as the 13th century. Indeed, William De Bereford died getting coal; records of his death show the village's coal resources to have been worth 13s 4d (£0.67) a year.
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similarly closed in 1957. The traditional industries began to die, with the boot and shoe factory closing in the 1960s and Measham Colliery in 1986. The 1960s saw many of the village's fine buildings demolished, including the Manor House, Measham Hall and the Vicarage.
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Measham hosts the National Forest Taekwondo group, which started in 2013 and trains at the Church Hall. It welcomes all practitioners from the age of eight up, and covers training in all areas of this Olympic sport, from self-defence to the traditional patterns.
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coal mine on the site of the former Minorca colliery on the outskirts of Measham. Measuring 1 mile (1.6 km) by .5 miles (0.80 km), it will yield 1,250,000 tonnes (1,380,000 tons) of coal over five years, and 250,000 tonnes (280,000 tons) of
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for £50,000, on whose death it was bought by Rev. Thomas Fisher. In 1767, William Abney built an alternative manor at Measham Field, north-east of the village, which by 1817 had passed to his son Edward. This would become known as
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In 1355, Edmund de Bereford, son of William, died leaving the manor of Measham to three heirs: Joan de Ellesfield, John de Maltravers and Margaret de Audley. During the 15th century, the manor came into the hands of
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Measham continued to grow residentially and industrially in the 20th and 21st centuries. Large council and private housing estates were built and the population reached 4,849 in 2001. Development of a
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By 1848 the population had reached 1,615. A further Methodist chapel and a Catholic church were built. The latter, funded by a local lady aristocrat, has since been demolished for housing.
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glaze with white-clay additions colourfully painted, usually with flowers and often a personal motto. Most commonly seen are teapots, often with a miniature-teapot shape as a finial.
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associated with canals and narrow boats was made from the last quarter of the 19th century until about 1914 (other sources say 1910), not in Measham, but in nearby villages, mainly
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The local football team, Measham Welfare Football Club, fields various teams and offers football to local children of 6–18. The club is based at Measham Leisure Centre.
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A History of the County of Derby: Volume 2: 'Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Repton, with the cell of Calke'
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The village Baptist chapel was built in 1811, although Baptist ministers had been active since the 1730s. A
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due to canal associations. Measham Ware was popular with canal people. On passing through Measham on the
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at the time of his death; and in 1474 it was in the possession of John Babington (presumably his son).
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issued a charter including Measham among several churches and chapelries it possessed. The original
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A unique example of a Measham Bargeware Teapot showing the original name of the nearby village of
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Around the time of Joseph Wilkes, Measham went through a prosperous period associated with the
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followed, opening towards the end of the century. The village was also on the main Birmingham–
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Measham has a long pottery history: extraction of clay was recorded in the 13th century. The
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ceased in 1931. Freight traffic continued until 1971, after which the line was dismantled.
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closed the Shackerstone–Measham section. The stub to Moira remained for coal traffic from
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produced more recently. There is a large collection in the Measham Museum. London's
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absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897. The name is thought to mean "homestead on the
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Just before the Norman Conquest of 1066, the village belonged to "Earl Algar". The
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The 20th century also brought periods of sharp decline. Passenger services on the
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By the 13th century, the rights to the church appear to have passed to
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Magna Britannia: volume 5: Derbyshire: 'Parishes: Packington - Repton'
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suggests it was founded in the Saxon period between 350 and 1000 CE.
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By the early 19th century, Measham church was still associated with
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Measham Hall: Built 1767, demolished 1959 due to mining subsidence
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in 1873, with through services to Burton-on Trent, Leicester,
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professional, having begun his career with Measham Town F.C.
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prompted what has become the Westminster Industrial Estate.
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restoration, to serve as premises for the Measham Museum.
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Earliest known production was in 1870 by William Mason of
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was built in 1340, under the auspices of Repton Priory.
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Edmund Sheffield, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
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In 1839 the village received an official visit from
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 810:The nearest main line railway station is 676:was named in her honour after her visit. 1691: 1689: 1319: 1317: 1557: 1555: 1315: 1313: 1311: 1309: 1307: 1305: 1303: 1301: 1299: 1297: 1190:The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names 1073: 460:The manor passed from the crown to the 448:, as part of a royal estate centred at 284: 240: 208: 184: 103: 87: 30: 1726: 1724: 1722: 1595: 1593: 1591: 1589: 1452:from the original on 14 September 2012 1434: 1432: 1430: 1428: 1426: 1424: 1422: 1395: 1393: 1241: 1239: 1164:Netherseal & Overseal Parish Pages 893:. 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Measham is located in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
OS grid reference
SK 33077 11844
London
Civil parish
District
North West Leicestershire
Shire county
Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
DE12
Dialling code
Police
Leicestershire
Fire
Leicestershire
Ambulance
East Midlands
UK Parliament
North West Leicestershire
UK
England

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