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Asfordby

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Also known as Asfordby, Leicestershire

Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road and north-east of Leicester.

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Place details

Locality
Melton
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
2,446
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.static_image_name
Asfordby church.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
200
UK place.static_image_caption
All Saints' Church, Asfordby
UK place.official_name
Asfordby
UK place.population
3,286
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.shire_county
Leicestershire
UK place.region
East Midlands
UK place.constituency_westminster
Melton and Syston
UK place.post_town
Melton Mowbray
UK place.postcode_district
LE14
UK place.postcode_area
LE
UK place.dial_code
01664
UK place.os_grid_reference
SK7019

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Encyclopedic overview

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Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road and north-east of Leicester.

The village's name means "farm/settlement of Asfrothr".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asfordby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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