Grimston

Grimston is a village and civil parish in the Melton district, in the English county of . The parish includes the village of and the hamlet of Shoby.
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  • Type: Village with 1,850 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Grimston, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist and Church of St Peter.

Church
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Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saxelbye and Old Dalby.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of Grimston, in the district of Melton in , England. The village lies about three miles to the north-west of and is situated on the southern slope of the ridge that makes up the southern boundary of the Vale of Belvoir.

Village
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Melton district of , England. It is located to the north-west of .

Village
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Hoby with Rotherby is a civil parish in , England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 594, reducing to 556 at the time of the 2011 census. is situated 2 miles southwest of Grimston.

Grimston

Latitude
52.79041° or 52° 47′ 26″ north
Longitude
-0.98426° or 0° 59′ 3″ west
Population
1,850
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
9C4XQ2R8+57
Open­Street­Map ID
node 455111521
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2647874
Wiki­data ID
Q2358899
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Grimston” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grimston (lungsod)”
  • Cebuano: “Grimston (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Leicestershire, lat 52,78, long -0,98)”
  • Cebuano: “Grimston”
  • Dutch: “Grimston”
  • French: “Grimston”
  • Irish: “Grimston”
  • Polish: “Grimston”
  • Swedish: “Grimston (ort)”
  • Swedish: “Grimston (parish i Storbritannien, Leicestershire, lat 52,78, long -0,98)”
  • Swedish: “Grimston, Leicestershire”
  • Turkish: “Grimston, Leicestershire”
  • Welsh: “Grimston, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
  • Welsh: “Grimston”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Dalby Wood and Lord Aylesford’s Covert.

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