Shepshed Domesday to Today
It is an ancient town mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Scepeshefde", meaning " a hill where sheep graze". Sullington Road is claimed to be one of the oldest paths in the UK.
St Botolph's church dates from the eleventh century.
Shepshed grew up from Medieval times around the wool trade.
During the seventeen and early eighteenth century, Garendon Hall provided the patronage of the parish.
In the eighteenth century, the common lands around the village were enclosed.
A fire in 1753 caused the destruction of many buildings.
Shepshed had a canal link to Loughborough for five years from 1798 to 1804, and a railway for fifty years from 1881 to 1931.
In the late 1960s, Loughborough and Shepshed were divided by the building of the M1 motorway.
The name of Shepshed was adopted in 1888.
Until becoming a town recently, Shepshed was Britain's largest village.
Today Shepshed is a town of 14,000 people, many who work in small businesses around the town or commute to Loughborough, Leicester, Derby or Nottingham.
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