Kegworth Road

Kegworth Road used to be a narrow lane leading to Gotham School and Kegworth beyond. It was often fouled daily by cows being driven from Home Farm to the grazing fields beyond the school.

The south corner of Kegworth Road and Leake Road originally known as Mings Orchard was the site used for the annual wakes. It was also a natural meeting place for villagers who gathered there on Sunday mornings to discuss the previous day’s football matches and other matters. Also on this corner was one of the five village water-taps surrounded by railings where the gate was normally locked and where householders had to wait to gain access to the water supply at prescribed times.

The field between Home Farm and the old Board School built in 1879, was used for school sports’ days and boys’ football. In 1966 a new school annexe to Gotham Primary SchooI, was built on the south side of Kegworth Road. This annexe was subsequently replaced in 2006 by a larger school building now housing all primary school children.