Measham

Measham
St Lawrence Church, Measham
Measham is located in Leicestershire
Measham
Measham
Location within Leicestershire
Population5,209 [1]
OS grid referenceSK 33077 11844
• London177 km (110 mls)
Civil parish
  • Measham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWADLINCOTE
Postcode districtDE12
Dialling code01530
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°42′22″N 1°30′29″W / 52.706139°N 1.508045°W / 52.706139; -1.508045

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, 4+12 miles (7.2 km) south of Ashby de la Zouch, in the National Forest.[2] Historically it was in an exclave of Derbyshire absorbed into Leicestershire in 1897.[3][4] The name is thought to mean "homestead on the River Mease".[5] The village was once part of Derbyshire before being transferred to Leicestershire.

  1. ^ Measham Parish Council. "Census Key Statistics Measham Ward". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ 245 The National Forest (Map). 1:25000. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319240282.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire Enclaves Map". Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ Payne, Brett (2004), "History & Place Names", Netherseal & Overseal Parish Pages, archived from the original on 12 October 2016, retrieved 29 January 2019
  5. ^ Watts, Victor; Insley, John (2004). The Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36209-1.

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