Saltby

Saltby

A view over Saltby
Saltby
 Saltby shown within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK855265
Civil parishSproxton
DistrictMelton
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town MELTON MOWBRAY
Postcode district LE14
Dialling code 01476
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°49′45″N 0°43′48″W / 52.8293°N 0.7300°W / 52.8293; -0.7300

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. The 13th to 15th-century parish church of St Peter is a grade II* listed building.[1]

St Peter's church

Nearby places are Waltham on the Wolds, Croxton Kerrial, Coston, Buckminster, and Skillington (in Lincolnshire).

References

  1. "Name: CHURCH OF ST PETER List entry Number: 1074988". English Heritage. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

External links

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