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Sheepshed, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Leicestershire, 4 miles W. of Loughborough, 5280 ac., pop. 4437; P.O., T.O. Framework knitting, glove making, needle making, and granite working are carried on.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Shepshed Parish Leicestershire Ancient County |
| Place: | Shepshed |
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