Stapleford, Leicestershire

Stapleford
Stapleford
	Gatehouses at entrance to Stapleford Park; photographed November 2005
	Stapleford Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish	Freeby;
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°45′26″N 0°47′56″W / 52.7572°N 0.7989°W

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

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

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[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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