| Grimston | |
|---|---|
 Stone and stocks on the village green | |
  Grimston Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 294 (2011 Census) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE14 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Grimston is a village and civil parish in the Melton district, in the English county of Leicestershire. The parish includes the village of Saxelbye and the hamlet of Shoby. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 294.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parishes of Saxelby and Shoby were merged with Grimston.[2] Although the current civil parish is called "Grimston"[3] its parish council is called "Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council".[4]
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Grimr'.[5]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Relationships and changed Grimston Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Grimston". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Home". Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.