Saltby
Encyclopedia
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
.
The village includes the former RAF Saltby
.
Nearby places are Waltham on the Wolds
, Croxton Kerrial
, Coston
, Buckminster
, and Skillington
(in Lincolnshire).
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Sproxton
Sproxton, Leicestershire
Sproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has a population of 480....
and Melton borough of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It lies close to the River Eye
River Eye, Leicestershire
The River Eye is a river in north eastern Leicestershire which becomes the Wreake.The Eye rises at Bescaby about six miles north east of Melton Mowbray. It flows east towards Saltby, where it turns south and flows past Sproxton, Coston and Garthorpe. At Saxby it turns west and flows by Stapleford,...
and the border with Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
The village includes the former RAF Saltby
RAF Saltby
RAF Station Saltby was a World War II airfield in Leicestershire, England. The airfield is located approximately northeast of Melton Mowbray; about north-northwestof London....
.
Nearby places are Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham on the Wolds is a village located in the civil parish of Waltham and Thorpe Arnold, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England, about northeast of Melton Mowbray and south-west of Grantham on the A607 road.-Geography:...
, Croxton Kerrial
Croxton Kerrial
Croxton Kerrial is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the southwest of Grantham and northeast of Melton Mowbray— west of Leicestershire's boundary with Lincolnshire...
, Coston
Coston, Leicestershire
- Governance :Coston forms part of the civil parish of Garthorpe that, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.-Church:The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846....
, Buckminster
Buckminster
Buckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is on the B676 road, between Melton Mowbray and the A1....
, and Skillington
Skillington
Skillington is a rural village, located to the south-west of Lincolnshire and is within three miles of the Leicestershire border. Nearby villages include Buckminster, Sproxton, Stainby, Sewstern, Colsterworth and Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, with the latter famous as the birthplace of Sir Isaac...
(in Lincolnshire).
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