Keyham is an English village in

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 ...

. It lies about east of

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, in the district of

Harborough Market Harborough is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, in the far southeast of the county, forming part of the border with Northamptonshire. Market Harborough's population was 25,143 in 2020. It is the ad ...

. The population at the 2001 census was 118, which rose to 124 at the 2011 census.

Heritage

Mention of Keyham can be found as early as the 11th century. The Anglican Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building. Its nave and chancel were probably built in the 13th and 14th centuries and the tower added in the 15th. The church was restored in the 19th century. The tower has a fleuron frieze below its

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s. Keyham Old Hall is one of eleven Grade II

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s in the village. It was built in red brick with stone dressings and dates from the late 16th to 17th centuries, but it was much altered and enlarged in the 19th century. Keyham had a board school from 1885 until 1939 with a single teacher. A history of the school by Michael Freeman is available online.

Social amenities

The village includes a village hall and a

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, the ''Dog and Gun''. There is a camp and caravan site at Long Meadow Farm, and a kennels and cattery in Snows Lane. The Anglican All Saints' Church forms part of a group benefice with

Hungarton Hungarton (or Hungerton) is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, about north-east of Leicester and south-west of Melton Mowbray. The population of the civil parish was 269 at t ...

Billesdon Billesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. It is just off the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. ...

Goadby Goadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. It had a population of 204 according to the 2011 census. The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Gauti' ...

and

Skeffington Skeffington is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It lies 11 miles/18 km east of Leicester on the A47 Uppingham road, between Billesdon and Tugby and Keythorpe. The population at the 2011 census ...

. A service is held there about once a month.A Church Near You. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
/ref> The village has no public transport. The nearest railway station is at

(4½ miles, 7 km).

References

External links

Keyham Parish Walks
Villages in Leicestershire Civil parishes in Harborough District {{Leicestershire-geo-stub