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SHEPSHED is a large parish and township in the Primitive Methodists, Calvinists, and Salvation division, West Goscote hundred, rural Army have places of worship. A Cemetery of 2-& deanery of Akeley, Loughborough Union, and County acres, situated on the Charnwood road, with two Court district, and division of Shepshed for the mortuary chapels, was opened October 12th, 1875. County Council. It includes several of the forest The National School was built in 1836, and enlarged farms, and the population has increased from 2,627 in in 1876; also in 1893 at a cost of £400. There are 1801 to 5,500 in 1895. The township is in a vale on also a British school and Young Men's Institute, the north margin of , and is 4i miles Cricket and Football Clubs, and Conservative and N.W. from Loughborough, 14 N. from , and Liberal Associations. In 1472 John Lambert conveyed 119 from London. It is one of the oldest seats of to trustees for charitable uses three houses in Shepshed, the hosiery manufacture in the district, and three to which allotments were made at the enclosure of the factories have been recently (1895) started, giving forest. The charity now consists of the Old George employment to about 1,000 hands. There are also and Red Lion Inns, seven cottages, and 2r. 13p. of several manufacturers of boots and shoes. E. M. P. land, let for about £109 a year. Area, 5,254a.; ra.te· de Lisle, Esq., is lord of the manor and chief land­ able value, £14,534 (land, £5,080 17s. 6d. ; buildings, owner, but there are some small freeholders. About £9,453 7s. 6d.); population in 1l:l91, 4,437. The 2,000 acres of open fields, &c., in the park were en­ Feast is on the Sunday before July 6th. closed in 1777, but the southern portion lying within District Urban Council.-Messrs. U. Goodacre, W. Charnwood forest was not enclosed till after 1808. Hubbard, J. Slater, E. Dutton, J. Harriman, C. Mee, Gas works were established in 1853, at a cost of £2,800, J. Mills, R. W. Stevens, and T. Wbyte. Clerk, raised by £5 shares. The gas holder, which has been Mr. R. Husbands; Medical Officer of Health, enlarged, contains about 30,000 cubic feet, and the :Mr. G. C. Still; Sanitary Inspector and Surveyor, charge to comumers is 4~. 7i1. per 1,000: the town Mr. John G. Foston; Collector, Mr. Amos Dexter. streets nevertheless are lighted with oil lamps, the cost of which is met by a. local rate. Here is a station St. Botolph's Church. Services, Sunday 11 and on the Charnwood Forest Railway. The line was 6.30; H.C. weekly. Rev. W. H. F. Hepworth, opened April 16th, 1883, and is worked by the Lon­ M.A.; Curate, Rev. C. Waters, L.L.M.; Wardens, don and North-Western Company, who hold £50,000 Messrs. H. W. Bosworth and W. Thurman; Organist, of the stock. St. Botolph's Church is a Perpendicu­ Mr. A. Johnson; Verger, C. Wood. HymnsA. andM. lar building, dating from the 12th century. In Chapels. Wesleyan: Sun. 10.30 and 6. Keeper, 1881 the spire was restored. The interior was reno­ William Miller. Primitive Methodist, Charnwood vated and galleries erected in 1884, at a cost of £1,000. croad: Sunday 2.30 and 6; Keeper, J. Harvey. Among other improvements recently effected the Baptist, Charnwood road: Sunday 10.45 and 6; plaster ceiling has been removed from the chancel Rev. H. H. Thompson. Keeper, T. Atkin. Bethesda and the oak timber of the roof exposed. The chancel (Calv.): Sunday 10.45 and 6; Keeper, John Briers. contains several monuments to the Phillips' families. Baptist, Belton street: Sunday 10.30 and 6; Steward, A stained window was inserted in 1893 to the memory Mr. T. Moore; Keeper, Mrs. Mary Webster. Metho­ of a former vicar, Rev. C. M. Phillips. In 1892 a dist Reform Church, Iveshead: Sunday 2.30 and 6; new organ was provided, the cost being about £400. Keeper, Mrs. N. Ball. Roman Catholic: Mass Sun­ The benefice is of the nature of a Rectory, part day, Tuesday and Friday 8, 10.30, 3 and 6. Salvation of the King's tithes ha,ving been retained. The Army: daily at 8 p.m.; Sunday 7, 11, 2 and 6. vicarage, of the nominal yearly value of £400 gross, Post, Money Order, Telegraph, &c., Office at Mr. with good residence, is in the gift of Mr. de Lisle. Robert Husbands', Britannia street. Letters via There are 114 acres of glebe here and 29 at Melton. Loughborough delivered at 7.10 and 2.20. Box cleared The tithes were commuted at the Enclosures. Part at 10.50, 6.10 and 6.50 (week-days). of the ancient parish was assigned in 1852 to the Wall Boxes cleared (week-days only): Cemetery, Oaks Church district. The Roman Catholic Chapel near station, 10.30 a.m., 6.20 p.m.; bottom of Charn­ was built in 1842, enlarged in 1873, and a resiilence wood road, 10.25 a..m., 6.15 p.m.; Forest gate, 10.40 for the priests attached. The Baptists, Wesleyans, a.m., 5.50 p.m.

Amos Miss Alice M. lace dealer De Lisle Everard Lisle March Grut Benjn. fish dealer, Hallcroft Amos Frederick, saddler, Field st Phillips esq. J.P. The Warren Hanford Mr. Wm. Charnwood road Baker WaIter, master British sehl. Darby Tom, p. sergt Harriman Joseph esq. J.P. Fern side Britannia street Dexter 'Amos, collector for Urban Haydon Richard, station master Beer Charles Henry Jackson, pawn­ District Council, Queen street Hepworth Rev. William Henry broker & gen!. dlr. Britannia st Dodd John, surgeon, Charnwood rd Francklin M.A. Vicarage Bexton Oliver, ale & porter mercht. Farmer William, saddler Hobson Rev. Bernard (Roman Catho­ Queen street Fern & Laykin (Joseph & Paul), lie curate),The Elms,Charnwood rd Blankley Hy. fishmonger, Hallcroft plumbers &c Hubbard Alfd. & Mrs. Louisa, mstr. Bosworth Hy. Wright (Woolley, Floral & Horticultural Society, A. & mist. Ntnl. schI. Leicester rd Beardsley & B.), Loughborough Hubbard, secretary Hunt Edwn. hardwremn. & ironmgr. Catholic School, Church street; T. Foston John Gilbert, sanitary insptr Hallcroft Lyons, master; Miss M. Fogarty, Freeman Mrs. Charlotte, milliner, Johnson George Findley, hair drasr. mistress Britannia street Field street Challoner John Jph., p. c. Charn­ Freeman Henry, bookseller, printer Johnson Mrs. Jane, Morley lane wood road &c. Market place J ones Fredk. R. surgn. Charnwd. rd Charnwood Forest Railway Co. Gent Thos. fishmonger, Peel street Jordan Mrs. Sarah Ann, general dlr. Richd. Haydon, station master Gent Robert, china & furniture dlr. Hall croft Charnwood Granite Co. (Ellis & Hallcroft Kerry William, cycle dealer & Everard, proprs.),E. H. H. J arvis, Gibbs Harry Herbert (Gibbs Bros.) ; machinist, Queen street manager h. Forest house, Leicester rd. & Kidger J oseph, hair dresser & Chataway Mrs. Cathn. Sarah, The Charnwood Forest brick works tobacconist, Hall croft Red house Gibbs Wm. (G. Bros.) ;h. Loughbro' Kidger William, crier, bill poster, Cilester William (Harriman & Goodall Miss E. H. The Old Vicrge musician & caterer, Church gate Chester), Hallcroft Grain Alf. agt. Prudntl. Charnwd.rd Kirby Charles, jun. children's out- Cotton Alfred, clothier Green & Son, shoe mfrs. Queen st fitter, Hall croft Cramp J ames, agent British Work­ Griffin Mrs. Mary Jane, Park side Knight Wm. fishmonger, Brook st men's Association, The Lant Gibson Thomas, eattIe dealer Lakin Jph. general dlr. Charnwd. st 02