Keyham, Leicestershire

Keyham is a village situated in Leicestershire, approximately 7mi east of Leicester, in the district of Harborough. The population at the 2001 census was 118, increasing slightly to 124 at the 2011 census.HeritageMention of Keyham can be found as early as the 11th century.The Anglican All Saints' Church is part of a group benefice with Hungarton, Billesdon, Goadby and Skeffington. A service is held there twice a month. The nave and chancel were probably built in the 13th–14th centuries and the tower added in the 15th. The tower has a fleuron frieze below its battlements.Keyham Old Hall is one of eleven Grade II listed buildings in the village. It was built in red brick with stone dressings, which dates from the late 16th to 17th centuries, but it was much altered and enlarged in the 19th century.Keyham had a one-teacher board school from 1885 until 1939. A history of it by Michael Freeman is available online.AmenitiesThe village includes a village hall and the Dog and Gun public house.There is a camp and caravan site at Long Meadow Farm, and a kennels and cattery in Snows Lane.The village has no public transport.