Measham
Parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.703, -1.498 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 33 11 |
| Population: | 5,209 |
| Dialling code: | 01530 (Coalville) |
Measham is a village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, close to the Derbyshire border. It sits by the River Mease and has a canalside character owing to the nearby Ashby Canal, with easy access to surrounding countryside and the National Forest.
Measham grew up around coal mining, clay extraction and a distinctive local pottery industry - 'Measham ware' lustreware is particularly associated with the area - and developed as a small transport and market centre in the 18th and 19th centuries. Today it retains a strong community feel with heritage groups, pubs and shops, and visitors can still see traces of its industrial past in former kilns, canal features and traditional village buildings.
Postcode districts covering Measham
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 22.6 miles
- Leicester 16.6 miles
- Coventry 20.2 miles
- Nottingham 23 miles
- Derby 14.4 miles
- Walsall 21.7 miles
- West Bromwich 23.3 miles
- Solihull 23.8 miles
- Burton upon Trent 9.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 16.6 miles
- Nuneaton 12.4 miles
- Cannock 21.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Measham North Ward 0.3 miles
- Measham South Ward 0.6 miles
- Measham Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Appleby Ward 1.1 miles
- Oakthorpe Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Snarestone Parish 1.5 miles
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe Ward 1.7 miles
- Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish 1.7 miles
- Donisthorpe Built-up area 2 miles
- Swepstone Parish 2 miles
- Normanton le Heath Parish 2.1 miles
- Ashby Willesley Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Measham
DE12 7NJ, DE12 7NF, DE12 7JP, DE12 7HE, DE12 7GN, DE12 7FG, DE12 7NG, DE12 7EZ, DE12 7DS … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 11.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 20.1 miles
- Shackerstone Railway Station 4 miles
- Market Bosworth Railway Station 6.3 miles
Hotels near Measham Ad
- Best Western Appleby Park Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Appleby Inn Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Champneys Springs 1 mile
- Constantine House 5.4 miles
- The Staff of Life 4 7.5 miles
- The Queens Head 4 8.7 miles
- The Boot Inn 4 9.7 miles
- Millers Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7 miles
- Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel 3 9.8 miles
- Halfway Hotel 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Measham
- Measham C of E Primary School Primary
- St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Statfold Barn Railway Museum 6.7 miles
- Battle of Bosworth Field Archaeological site 8.3 miles
- Merevale Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles
- The Lamb Ground Stadium 9.5 miles
- Pirelli Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles
- Donington Park Recreation 10.2 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 12.1 miles
- Liberty Way Stadium 12.8 miles
- Hams Hall Estate 13.7 miles
- Pride Park Stadium 14.8 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 15.8 miles