Stapleford, Leicestershire

Human settlement in England
  • Freeby
District
  • Melton
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
  • East Midlands
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMelton MowbrayPostcode districtLE14PoliceLeicestershireFireLeicestershireAmbulanceEast Midlands UK Parliament
  • Rutland and Melton
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°45′26″N 0°47′56″W / 52.7572°N 0.7989°W / 52.7572; -0.7989

Stapleford is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Freeby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, east of Melton Mowbray. It is just south of the River Eye. In 1931 the parish had a population of 145.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Freeby.[2]

The village is the site of the large Stapleford Park. The historic Stapleford Miniature Railway runs in the park. It has a church called St Mary Magdalene's Church.

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Stapleford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Stapleford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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