Markfield

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For our final meeting of the year on 18 November 2025, Colin Sharpe will share some of the history of the quarries in and around Markfield.

The Victory Bell in St Michael and All Angels' Parish Church was dedicated in 1949, as a memorial to the villagers who had fallen in the Second World War.

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Read how Victory in Europe Day in 1945 was celebrated in Markfield.

Markfield Hill is noted for its very hard granite, was a quarry from the mid 1850s and its wire-rope way made international news.

Markfield Scouts was started in 1948 by Gordon Chesterton. Find out more about the Group's history.

Find out about the meetings and speakers arranged by the Markfield Local History Group.

Read a summary of the meetings arranged by the Markfield Local History Group in 2023.

Carnivals at Markfield were filmed over several years, probably from c1937 to 1939, by local cinema manager George Weston.

Old maps can be fascinating! This webpage is being developed to provide a selection for Markfield and the surrounding area.

Access the pages for Markfield from selected directories across the years and find the link to a larger collection.

An account of Michael Ball's research into the population and occupations of Markfield from 1600 to 1900.

This article by Di Lockley appeared in The Herald.

This article by Di Lockley appeared in The Herald.

An appraisal and review of the Markfield Conservation Area was completed in 2010.

The County Sanatorium and Isolation Hospital on the outskirts of the village opened in 1932 and closed in 1985.

Find out more about guided walks, the village trail leaflet and the information board.

Main St. has been home to many of the village's residents, shops, pubs and churches. Learn about its history and see lots of old pictures.

The Green has been the centre of the village for many years. Learn about its history and see old pictures.

Ashby Rd was the old turnpike road from Leicester to Ashby, later becoming the A50. Learn more about its history.