Gaddesby

Gaddesby
St Luke's Church
Gaddesby is located in Leicestershire
Gaddesby
Gaddesby
Location within Leicestershire
Population762 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK688131
Civil parish
  • Gaddesby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEICESTER
Postcode districtLE7
Dialling code01664
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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52°42′43″N 0°58′59″W / 52.711824°N 0.982995°W / 52.711824; -0.982995

Gaddesby is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Ashby Folville and Barsby) at the 2011 census was 762.[1] It is located around 5.5 miles (8.9 km) southwest of Melton Mowbray and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Leicester.

Gaddesby has 170 households and a population of around 450, while the parish, which includes the nearby villages of Ashby Folville and Barsby, has a total population of 762 according to the 2011 Census.[2] Recent housing development has made Gaddesby a popular, rural dormitory for Leicester.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Gaddesby". Office for National Statistics (Neighbourhood Statistics). Retrieved 30 August 2015.