Grimston, Leicestershire

Grimston
Grimston
	Stone and stocks on the village green
	Grimston Location within Leicestershire
Population	294 (2011 Census)
District	Melton;
Shire county	Leicestershire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Melton Mowbray
Postcode district	LE14
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton;
	List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.790°N 0.985°W

Grimston is a village and civil parish in the Melton district, in the English county of Leicestershire. The parish includes the village of Saxelbye and the hamlet of Shoby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 294.^[1] On 1 April 1936 the parishes of Saxelby and Shoby were merged with Grimston.^[2] Although the current civil parish is called "Grimston"^[3] its parish council is called "Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council".^[4]

Quick Facts Population, District ...

Close

The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Grimr'.^[5]

Grimston has a pub, a place of worship and once had a railway station called Grimston railway station.

The 13th-century parish church of St Peter, restored in 1856, is a Grade II* listed building.^[6]

[1]
"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
[2]
"Relationships and changed Grimston Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
[3]
"Grimston". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
[4]
"Home". Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
[5]
"Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
[6]
Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1075032)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

This Leicestershire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] [1]
"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[2] [2]
"Relationships and changed Grimston Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[3] [3]
"Grimston". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[4] [4]
"Home". Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[5] [5]
"Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[6] [6]
Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1075032)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

Wikiwand in your browser!

Grimston, Leicestershire

Wikiwand in your browser!

Amenities

References

External links

Grimston
Stone and stocks on the village green
Grimston Location within Leicestershire
Population	294 (2011 Census)
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Melton Mowbray
Postcode district	LE14

Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands

UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.790°N 0.985°W / 52.790; -0.985