Welcome to our website
Kirby Muxloe is a small village in south-west Leicestershire, England. The Kirby Muxloe History Group is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich heritage of our village.
We actively promote our group through displays in St Bart’s Church Hall and the library. We also have a monthly feature in “The Local" magazine which is a free publication and circulated to 6,800 households in the surrounding area.
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Our aim is to foster a sense of community whilst undertaking projects such as regular meetings, exhibitions, interviews and studies of the older buildings in our village.
We invite you to explore our collection and learn more about our village’s fascinating past. Our archive offers a wealth of information about Kirby Muxloe’s people, places and events.
News
Coming soon!
​Towards the end of July we welcomed two members of the Garfit family (Dr Garfit's granddaughter and husband) who had travelled up from their home in Kent, to visit the home of their ancestor Dr Charles Corringham Garfit, Kirby Muxloe's first resident GP. They had a plesant stay at the Castle Hotel for two nights and three of us were fortunate to meet them, exchange photographs and take them a tour of the village.
Whilst in the village they donated a large original watercolour of KM Castle, most likely painted around 1910, to the History Group.
The painting will be on display in Kirby Muxloe library from September onwards.
More photographs from the visit and of the Garfit family coming soon!
The next meeting of Kirby Muxloe History Group is on Tuesday 16th September 2025.
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Venue: Kirby Muxloe Bowls Club , Station Road, Kirby Muxloe. (next to the Library)
Time - 7:30pm
All Welcome
​​​​Memories Meeting
The meetings are held monthly in the rear meeting room of the Kirby Muxloe Library. Time 10:30 until 12:00.
Each meeting we discuss a different topic which include subjects such as the bombing of the village in 1940, toys we played with and games we played, dancing and social activities - the list is endless.
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The meetings are Free and thanks to Blaby District Council funding we can now also serve complimentary refreshments.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 17th June 2025.
All welcome.
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Kirby Muxloe Railway Station
Group Membership
2025/26
Programme
Tuesday 16th September 2025
Swannington Railway and Glenfield Tunnel
Speaker: Bill Pemberton -Leicestershire Industrial Society
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Tuesday 18th November 2025
A Hundred Years of "Auntie"
Speaker: Dave Andrews - ex Radio Leicester
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Speaker: Mark Temple - Local Historian
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Tuesday 17th March 2026
John Flower - The Leicester Artist
Speaker: Leigh Picciano Moss - Local Historian
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Tuesday 19th May 2026 (AGM)
The History of Witches
Speaker: Elizabeth Welband DMU Museum Curator
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