Melton

For other uses of the term Melton, see Melton (disambiguation).

Borough of Melton
Shown within Leicestershire	Leicestershire within England
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	East Midlands
Admin. County:	Leicestershire
Area: - Total	Ranked 103rd 481.38 km²
Admin. HQ:	Melton Mowbray
ONS code:	31UG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 343rd 48,300 100 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Melton Borough Council http://www.melton.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:	Conservative
MP:	Alan Duncan

Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. It is named after its main town, Melton Mowbray. Other settlements include Asfordby and Bottesford. It has a population of 46,861.

It was formed in 1974 from the Melton Mowbray Urban District and the Melton and Belvoir Rural District.

[edit] Parishes

Ab Kettleby, Asfordby
Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile, Belvoir, Bottesford, Broughton and Old Dalby, Buckminster
Clawson, Hose and Harby, Croxton Kerrial and Branston,
Eaton
Freeby, Frisby and Kirby
Gaddesby, Garthorpe, Grimston, Saxelbye, Shoby
Hoby with Rotherby
Knossington and Cold Overton
Scalford, Somerby, Sproxton, Stathern
Twyford and Thorpe
Waltham, Wymondham

Districts of the East Midlands
Amber Valley \| Ashfield \| Bassetlaw \| Blaby \| Bolsover \| Boston \| Broxtowe \| Charnwood \| Chesterfield \| Corby \| Daventry \| Derby \| Derbyshire Dales \| East Lindsey \| East Northamptonshire \| Erewash \| Gedling \| Harborough \| High Peak \| Hinckley and Bosworth \| Kettering \| Leicester \| Lincoln \| Mansfield \| Melton \| Newark and Sherwood \| Northampton \| North East Derbyshire \| North Kesteven \| North West Leicestershire \| Nottingham \| Oadby and Wigston \| Rushcliffe \| Rutland \| South Derbyshire \| South Holland \| South Kesteven \| South Northamptonshire \| Wellingborough \| West Lindsey
Counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire