Ab Kettleby

For other places with a similar name, see Kettleby (disambiguation).

Ab Kettleby
Ab Kettleby is located in Leicestershire
Ab Kettleby
Ab Kettleby
Location within Leicestershire
Population529 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSK724230
• London96 mi (154 km) SSE
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMELTON MOWBRAY
Postcode districtLE14
Dialling code01664
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°47′59″N 0°55′31″W / 52.799806°N 0.925279°W / 52.799806; -0.925279

Ab Kettleby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Melton Mowbray, on the A606 road.[1] It had a population of 501 in 2001;[2] at the 2011 census this had increased to 529.[3]

It is 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of the border with Nottinghamshire,[1] 460 feet (140 m) above sea level.[1] The neighbouring hamlets of Wartnaby and Holwell form part of the civil parish of Ab Kettleby.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 Nottingham & Loughborough (Melton Mowbray) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231623.
  2. ^ "Ab Kettleby (Parish)". United Kingdom Census 2001. Office for National Statistics. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.