Shepshed
Shepshed is a Town in the county of Leicestershire.
There are great places to visit near Shepshed including some great cities, historic monuments, canals, hiking areas, historic buildings, parks, shopping centres, airports, towns, villages, lakes, country parks and ruins.
Leicester is one of Shepshed's best, nearby cities to visit in Shepshed.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Shepshed like The Arch of Remembrance.
Don't miss Grand Union Canal at Leicester's canals if visiting the area around Shepshed.
Places near Shepshed feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Grand Union Canal at Leicester.
Don't miss Leicester Cathedral, Church of St Nicholas - Leicester, Lavenham Guildhall, Bradgate House, and Old John Tower's historic buildings if visiting the area around Shepshed.
The area around Shepshed boasts some of the best parks including Abbey Park, Wilton Park, and Bradgate Park.
Shopping Centres to visit near Shepshed include Highcross Leicester.
Shepshed has some unmissable airports nearby like Leicester Airport, and East Midlands Airport.
Don't miss Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Melton Mowbray, and Market Harborough's towns if visiting the area around Shepshed.
Villages to visit near Shepshed include Lavenham, Cropston, Newtown Linford, Saddington, and Rothley.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Shepshed like Cropston Reservoir.
Country Parks to visit near Shepshed include Bradgate Park, and East Carlton Countryside Park.
Bradgate House, and Old John Tower are great places to visit near Shepshed if you like ruins.
Shepshed History
There are some historic monuments around Shepshed:
Places to see near Shepshed
History of Shepshed
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 Road, the latter being an ancient British track named after the goddess Solina. Anglo-Saxon Shepshed cannot have been much more than a hamlet in a large district of forest. However, succeeding centuries provide an abundance of historical material. The prosperity of medieval Shepshed was based on the wool industry and “Well Yard” on Forest Street may well be a corruption of “Wool Yard”, where Bradford wool merchants congregated to buy from local inhabitants. In addition, there is considerable evidence to suggest that a weekly market was held, at least until the 14th century.
