Plungar

Plungar
St Helen's Church, Plungar
Plungar Location within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK768338
• London	100 mi (160 km) S
Civil parish	Redmile
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NOTTINGHAM
Postcode district	NG13
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°53′48″N 0°51′32″W / 52.8966°N 0.85887°W / 52.8966; -0.85887

Plungar is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Redmile, and the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It is about 9 miles (14 km) north of the market town of Melton Mowbray and 7 miles (11 km) west from Grantham. Plungar is adjacent to the Grantham Canal and stands in the Vale of Belvoir. In 1931 the parish had a population of 205.^[1]