Markfield

Hear stories from Mark of Ashby (AKA Gareth King), a medieval story teller, as he stops by in Markfield.

We are pleased to announce our 2026 programme of meetings, speakers and walks.

Learn more about the history of Markfield quarries, with the slides from a talk in November 2025.

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.

The History Group once again had a busy and interesting year in 2019, with a range of topics, speakers and visits

The History Group had a busy and interesting year in 2018, with a range of topics, speakers and visits.

Our 2017 meetings included the Ashby Canal, occupations of Markfield, a visit to Leicester Cathedral, the struggle for women's suffrage,...

A virtual pub crawl through Victorian Leicester At the November 2016 meeting, we were entertained by a very interesting talk entitled ‘A...