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 display in 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.

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.

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Our Guided Walks 21July - 6 August.

Wow! our guided walks were such a success that we even had to add two extra walks.

Led by Leigh Picciano Moss and Val Knott our walks were held in conjunction with the Leicestershire Festival of Archaeology. We were surprised to see that so many people joined the walks from further afield, and we must thank the advertising of the Fieldworkers Association and the Leicestershire Festival of Archaeology for their advertising campaigns.

We were also joined by people fairly new to the village and also by people who have lived here for many years but were not aware of the history of the village.

Our guided walk arrives at St Bartholomew's Church. We visited the graves of William Ladkin (a ghost story) and also that of Samuel Adcock (murdered in 1854)

In the garden of The Woodlands, Woodlands Lane note the beautiful main entrance door. The oldest part dates back to the second part of the seventeenth century.

News

All meetings will be held in the Bowls Club on Station Road (next to the library). The meetings start at 7:30pm.

Tuesday 17th November 2026

Thomas Cook - Rags to Riches

Speaker: Richard Warren

Tuesday 19th January 2027

Medicine Through Time

Speaker: Jed Jaggard - 'Up An At Em'

History

Tuesday 16th March 2027

Servants' Stories from Calke Abbey

Speaker: Karen Kreft - Abbey Researcher and Volunteer.

Tuesday 18th May 2027 - AGM

Vanishing Windmills of Leicestershire

Speaker: Mark Temple

Walking in the gardens of The Woodlands, a Grade11 listed house on Woodlands Lane.

Memories Meetings

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.

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 10 November 2026.

.All welcome.

Why not join us, you are always welcome, either occasionally or on a regular basis.

Group Membership

Membership is open to all.

Annual membership is £10 plus £2 per meeting. We have a concessionary rate for students at £5 for membership and £2 per meeting.

Visitors £5 per meeting.

We are a very friendly group and give a warm welcome to all our members and visitors.

ISeptember this year we very much enjoyed a talk given by Matthew Morris of ULAS entitled 'Leicester Uncovered'. Matthew explained to us using photos and diagrams how Leicester is thought to be the most excavated city in the UK. It was quite amazing to realise that such large areas have in the last few years been excavated with all finds catalogued and recorded. Many of these sites have now been redeveloped but the history has been preserved for future generations.

After the coffee break we split into tables of eight and answered questions on slips of paper in the middle of our tables. We joined in with each other to answer questions for example - sweets, your most famous relative, what was your worst food at school dinners. etc. etc.

An enjoyable time was had by all

Kirby Muxloe Railway Station

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