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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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  • Memories of Herbert Turner

    Memories of Herbert Turner

    Muston in Wartime
  • Bottesford Primary School Football Team 1958

    Bottesford Primary School Football Team 1958

    "All alive and kicking"
  • Bottesford Parish Armistice Centenary Events

    Bottesford Parish Armistice Centenary Events

  • Arthur Bend

    Arthur Bend

    Captain, Royal Engineers
  • Restoring the Millennium Beacon Village Sign after 18 years of wind and rain

    Restoring the Millennium Beacon Village Sign after 18 years of wind and rain

    Cob George kindly volunteered to restore the artwork in time for the Armistice Day Centenary Lantern Procession
  • Arthur William Marston

    Arthur William Marston

    Private 38842, 2/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
  • George Allcroft

    George Allcroft

    RAF Cadet 183749, died of influenza November 10th 1918
  • Armistice Day Centenary - Bottesford Parish

    Armistice Day Centenary - Bottesford Parish

    Remembrance & Peace
  • Remembering Pte. Jesse Norman, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts., & Derby Regiment

    Remembering Pte. Jesse Norman, 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts., & Derby Regiment

    Killed in Action, 4th November 1918.
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