Holwell Sports F.C.
Holwell Sports Football Club is a association football, football club based in Asfordby Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Welby Road. History The club was established in 1902 as Holwell Works. They joined the Leicester and District Football League, Leicester & District League, and were league champions in 1907–08. After winning the league again the following season,Holwell Sports
Leics Football the club moved up to the Leicestershire Senior League. In 1911–12 they won the Leicestershire Senior League title.Leicestershire Senior League 1894–1950
Non-League Matters At the end of the following ...
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Asfordby Hill
Asfordby Hill is a hamlet on the A6006 road, in the parish of Asfordby, in the Melton district, in the English county of Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t .... Amenities Asfordby Hill has a primary school which was built in 1909. A garden centre with an alpine themed restaurant and farm shop is also present. Asfordby Hill Iron Foundry remains open and is owned by St. Gobain. It is a little known fact that a large proportion of the nation's drain covers are made at the foundry. The foundry received a large number of weapons which were handed into Leicestershire Police following an arms amnesty in 1996. Asfordby Mine was the last coal mine to be built in Britain and is now closed, the winding towers were demolished in 1998. The former mine site ...
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