Welcome to our website
Kirby Muxloe is a small village in south-west Leicestershire, England. The Kirby Muxloe History Group is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich heritage of our village.
We actively promote our group through displays in St Bart’s Church Hall and the library. We also have a monthly feature in “The Local" magazine which is a free publication and circulated to 6,800 households in the surrounding area.
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Our aim is to foster a sense of community whilst undertaking projects such as regular meetings, exhibitions, interviews and studies of the older buildings in our village.
We invite you to explore our collection and learn more about our village’s fascinating past. Our archive offers a wealth of information about Kirby Muxloe’s people, places and events.
News
News Flash!
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Please take a look at our new section headed "News"
This can be found just under the heading "About Us"
Read all about the visit to our village by Dr Garfit's granddaughter and husband in July 2025.
Take a look at the interesting photographs recording their visit and read more information about the Garfit family.
​Whilst visiting our village the Garfit family very kindly donated a beautiful watercolour of Kirby Muxloe Castle to our Group.
The picture is now on display at the Royal Oak on Main Street.
We would like to thank the owners of the Royal Oak for displaying the painting.
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We intend to use this section to record anything new
that happens in the village. If you have any news please let us know and we will include it on this page
Thank you.
Memories Meetings
The meetings are held monthly in the rear meeting room of the Kirby Muxloe Library. Time 10:30 until 12:00.
Each meeting we discuss a different topic which include subjects such as the bombing of the village in 1940, toys we played with and games we played, dancing and social activities - the list is endless.
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The meetings are Free and thanks to Blaby District Council funding we can now also serve complimentary refreshments.
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday May 12th 2026.
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.All welcome.
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Kirby Muxloe Railway Station
Group Membership
Membership is open to all.
Annual membership is £10 plus £2 per meeting. We have a concessionary rate for students at £5 for membership and £2 per meeting.
Visitors £5 per meeting.
We are a very friendly group and give a warm welcome to all our members and visitors.
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​In April 2026 we listed to a very informative talk on John Flower, the Leicester artist. The talk given by local historian Leigh Picciano Moss, was very interesting and opened our eyes to many of the beautiful paintings and drawings that he executed during his lifetime.
John Flower 1793-1861 was born in Leicester and lived most of his life in and around Leicester. He was known by locals as the 'Leicester Artist'
Leigh's talk was accompanied by many beautiful pictures depicting buildings in and around Leicester.
Appropriately the final picture was one of many that he drew of Kirby Muxloe Castle.
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2025/26
Programme
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​​Tuesday 19th May 2026 (AGM)
The History of Witches
Speaker: Elizabeth Welband DMU Museum Curator
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New programme coming soon!
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