Knipton
Knipton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belvoir, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It lies about 6 miles from the town of Grantham, just off the A607, and 10 miles from Melton Mowbray.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leicestershire, UK
- Also known as: “Knipton, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of All Saints and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
St Guthlac’s Church, Branston
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Guthlac's Church is a church in Branston, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harston and Branston.
Harston
Village
Photo: Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harston is a crossroads village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belvoir, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England, near the border with Lincolnshire.
Branston
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Branston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croxton Kerrial in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It lies 1 mile north of the A607 road, 7 miles south-west of Grantham and 7 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray, on the southern edge of the Vale of Belvoir, 3 miles south-west of Belvoir Castle. Knipton Reservoir is 700 yards to the north.
Bescaby
Hamlet
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bescaby is a hamlet, deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England. Bescaby is situated 3 miles south of Knipton.
Knipton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Belvoir, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.87279° or 52° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-0.77566° or 0° 46′ 32″ westElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
9C4XV6FF+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 31822644OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Knipton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克尼普頓”
- Dutch: “Knipton”
- French: “Knipton”
- Irish: “Knipton”
- Ladin: “Knipton”
- Polish: “Knipton”
- Swedish: “Knipton”
- Welsh: “Knipton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Croxton Kerrial and Belvoir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Knipton Post Office and King’s Wood.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Knipton”. Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.