Museums · East Midlands
Shepshed
In or near Swannington.
Shepshed — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Loughborough Central · 6.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Shepshed is a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
Shepshed is a museum located in the East Midlands. It showcases local history and heritage, providing insights into the area's past through various exhibits and collections.
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Background
History
The town originally grew as a centre for the wool trade. There has been controversy about the origin of the name of the town. The earliest form is Scepeshefde Regis as mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, which means "(King's) hill where sheep graze", but since then there have been many changes until the present form, Shepshed, was adopted in 1888. The addition of the suffix 'Regis' signifies that there was once a royal lodge in the area. Very little information about the settlement on the site of Shepshed appears before the Domesday Book but the name is certainly Anglo-Saxon: local history books claim that Shepshed has two of the oldest roads in the country, Ring Fence and Sullington…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7711, -1.2951
- County
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Parish
- Shepshed
- Postcode
- LE12 9BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Loughborough
- Nearest railway station
- Loughborough Central — 6.7 km
Sources
- wikipedia: Shepshed (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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St Botolph's Church, Shepshed
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Ives Head
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Ives Head
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Blackbrook Reservoir
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Garedon Park, Stonebow Bridge
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Bellevue Hill
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Charnwood Forest Canal
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shepshed?
- Shepshed is in Leicestershire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LE12 9BA), in the parish of Shepshed.
- What is Shepshed?
- Shepshed — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shepshed?
- The nearest railway station is Loughborough Central, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode LE12 9BA.
- How do I get to Shepshed?
- The nearest railway station is Loughborough Central, about 6.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LE12 9BA.