INDUSTRY

VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

As with many rural villages, a number of small and cottage industries existed in Osgathorpe in the 18th and 19th Centuries that gradually declined over the years.

We know that Limestone burning was being carried out at Osgathorpe in 1846. However, the quarrying of limestone and subsequent burning in kilns to produce quick lime at Barrow Hill and Osgathorpe never reached the extent of their neighbour Cloud Hill

THE CANAL

The Charnwood Forest Canal runs through Osgathorpe and was opened in 1794 to transport coal and limestone from nearby mines and quarries to the river Soar in Loughborough, Leicestershire and beyond.

INDUSTRY

VILLAGE INDUSTRIES

LIMESTONE INDUSTRY

THE CANAL