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MEASHAM, Derbyshire

"MEASHAM is a village and parish, in the hundred of Repton and Gresley, county of Derby, though locally situate in the western division of the hundred of Goscote, county of Leicester, about three miles and a half S.S.W. from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, the canal of which name passes through the village; and the parish is bounded on the west, north, and south, by the river Mease. There are potteries in the neighbourhood, which give employ employment to some of the inhabitants, but the majority are employed in agriculture, and many farmers and graziers of great respectability are resident in the parish." [There is further information for Measham]

[Description from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835]

Directories

• A Description of Measham and Directory for Measham, Donisthorpe, Oakthorpe, Packington, Stretten-en-le-Fields, Willesley, Nether & Over Seal & neighbourhoods transcribed from Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory for Derbyshire, 1835 by Rosemary Lockie.

• Transcription of section of Kelly's Directory (1891) for Measham by Ann Andrews. Added 14 Apr 2006.

Gazetteers

• The transcription of the section for Measham from the National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.

Genealogy

• Extracts from Trade Directories, Parish Registers, Census, &c. and other miscellaneous information for this area may be found on Brett Payne's South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources. Site is updated regularly, so check back frequently for additions.

History

• Measham Village History - featured on Measham Parish Council website. Added 4 Sep 2007.

• A history of Measham and the Mease Valley to 1300 AD - a bit before our time genealogically speaking, but an interesting and useful account. Added 4 Sep 2007.

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