Saltby
Saltby | |
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![]() A view over Saltby | |
![]() ![]() Saltby Location within Leicestershire | |
OS grid reference | SK855265 |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MELTON MOWBRAY |
Postcode district | LE14 |
Dialling code | 01476 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
Saltby is a village within the civil parish of Sproxton and Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies close to the River Eye and the border with Lincolnshire. There are approximately 65 properties (2021) within the village. The population is included in the civil parish of Sproxton.
The village includes the former RAF Saltby. The 13th to 15th-century parish church of St Peter is a grade II* listed building.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Saltby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_595089.jpg/180px-St_Peter%27s_Church%2C_Saltby_-_geograph.org.uk_-_595089.jpg)
St Peter's church
Nearby places are Waltham on the Wolds, Croxton Kerrial, Coston, Buckminster, and Skillington (in Lincolnshire).
References[]
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1074988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Saltby at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Villages in Leicestershire
- Borough of Melton
- Leicestershire geography stubs