Markfield

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

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

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.

Forest Rd gained its name as the road out to the forest. Learn more about its history and see some old photos.

Why is London Road so called, you may ask? Learn more about its history and see some early photos.

Nestling quietly off of Main St, The Nook is an old street. See how it looked 100 years ago.

The Markfield Co-op opened around 1868/1869. It occupied the same site until 2014.

In many ways, the story of the Institute says a lot about the development of the village in the second half of the Twentieth Century.

Markfield's Leicester Road Cemetery opened in 1888 and is still in use.

The Quarryman's Arms Inn was on Queen Street. The original cottages date from the early 1700.

Here is a selection of photos of the Stoneywell Gardens in the spring time.

Members of the History Group are researching the history of Ulverscroft Manor, now home to the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation.