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People, community and memory
  • Our WW1 servicemen
    Our WW1 servicemen
    A Roll of Honour of the men from Bottesford and Muston who served with the armed forces during the First World War, those who died doing their duty and those who survived the fighting.
  • Muston School in 1940
    Muston School in 1940
    Remembered by Gerald Coy
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    The "Duchess of Sutherland" passes through!
    10 seconds of bliss at Bottesford station
  • Explore our Online Archive
    Explore our Online Archive
    road men at their ease outside the Red Lion, Grantham Road
  • Angels and Dragons: faces at St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford
    Angels and Dragons: faces at St Mary the Virgin, Bottesford
    Learn about the history of this beautiful Grade-1 Listed church: Buy the Book!

This website is a living history of the parish of Bottesford and Muston in Leicestershire. The editors are all members of the Bottesford History Group.

Through the site, people share their memories, photos, maps and information about Bottesford, past and present. Find out how you can contribute your own words and pictures.

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  • Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Killed in action 24th September 1918
  • Remembering 2nd Lt. Albert Asher, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Remembering 2nd Lt. Albert Asher, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Killed in action 24th September 1918
  • Bottesford Local History Society 2018/2019

    Bottesford Local History Society 2018/2019

    Society Notes and Meetings
  • Remembering Pte., Reginald Cecil Pritchett, 1/5th Btn., Sherwood Foresters, Nott., & Derby Regiment

    Remembering Pte., Reginald Cecil Pritchett, 1/5th Btn., Sherwood Foresters, Nott., & Derby Regiment

    Killed in action, 20th August 1918
  • Remembering Capt. H. Walter S. Hatton, 2nd Bn., South Staffs., Regiment

    Remembering Capt. H. Walter S. Hatton, 2nd Bn., South Staffs., Regiment

    Killed in action, 23rd August 1918
  • Gordon Banks opens the Davis estate, early 1970s I think.

    Gordon Banks opens the Davis estate, early 1970s I think.

  • Remembering Pte. Thomas William Skinner

    Remembering Pte. Thomas William Skinner

    2nd Bn., Leicestershire Regiment, Died on the 11th June 1918
  • Remembering L/Cpl Charles Baines

    Remembering L/Cpl Charles Baines

    2nd Bn., East Lancashire Regiment. Died of wounds, 28th May 1918
  • Remembering Pte. Cyril Gale

    Remembering Pte. Cyril Gale

    7th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. Died of Wounds, 27th April 1918. Age 19 years.
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  • Lest We Forget: Bottesford & Muston in the Great War

    Lest We Forget: Bottesford & Muston in the Great War

    Now available
  • Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Remembering L/Sgt. Frederick Darby, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Killed in action 24th September 1918
  • Remembering 2nd Lt. Albert Asher, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Remembering 2nd Lt. Albert Asher, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment

    Killed in action 24th September 1918
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  • Bill Pinfold on Bottesford Local History Society 2018/2019That looks to be a cracking good schedule for 2018-19. Congratulations to the committee for organising and very much looking...

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