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

Shown within Leicestershire
Leicestershire within England
Melton Borough Council
http://www.melton.gov.uk/

Borough of Melton
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Leadership:	Alternative - Sec.31
Control:
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.

Parishes

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• 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

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Local government in Leicestershire | Shire districts

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