Place:Measham, Leicestershire, England

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NameMeasham
Alt namesMessehamsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 162
TypeVillage, Civil parish
Coordinates52.717°N 1.5°W
Located inLeicestershire, England     (1897 - )
Also located inDerbyshire, England     ( - 1897)
See alsoAshby-de-la-Zouch Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
North West Leicestershire District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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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, 4½ miles (7.25 km) 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".

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Measham. Includes sections on history (broken into two-century sections), industrialization, with an article specifically on the Measham teapot and the local pottery industry in general.

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