Measham is a village in Leicestershire, located near the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border. Until 1897, Measham was an exclave of Derbyshire. This village is situated very close to the heart of the National Forest. It is located off the A42, just south of the market town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Measham was originally a small market place town. However, in the year 1596, it was dismissed by William Wyrley as a village having a number of coal mines and belonging to Lord Sheffield. Measham was completely omitted from Richard Blome’s gazetteer of market towns in the year 1673.

Although small in size, this village has something remarkable named after it! A kind of pottery called Meashamware has been named after this village, although it was originally produced in Church Gresley in Derbyshire.