Ab Kettleby
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Ab Kettleby shown within Leicestershire
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Population | 501 (2001 Census) |
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OS grid reference | SK724230 |
– London | 96 mi (154 km) SSE |
District | Melton |
Shire county | Leicestershire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MELTON MOWBRAY |
Postcode district | LE14 |
Dialling code | 01664 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Ab Kettleby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Melton Mowbray, on the A606 road; it has a population of 501.[1]
It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from the border with Nottinghamshire.[citation needed] The village is situated 460 feet (140 m) above sea level.[citation needed] The neighbouring hamlets of Wartnaby and Holwell form part of the civil parish of Ab Kettleby.[citation needed]
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History
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A Roman mosaic and pavement were found beneath the present churchyard, indicating the presence of a villa.[2] Ab Kettleby was first recorded in the Domesday Book as Chetelbi.[3] St. James Church has a Norman font, and a memorial to Everard Digby of the Gunpowder Plot. The remains of the villa, and a ditch running from north to south underneath the nave have caused serious structural problems for the church.[citation needed]
Other
The parish has a primary school, a public house named after Sugarloaf Mountain, a community centre, a guest house, a 17th-century manor house, and medieval farmhouses and farm buildings.[citation needed] One of those farms was home to racehorse Desert Orchid for several years.[citation needed]
It also has a village duck pond next to a large horse-chestnut tree and megalithic spring.[citation needed] A public telephone box, once a common sight throughout the UK but now a protected building, has been released to the protection of Ab Kettleby's council.[4]
Within the boundaries of the village is a Holy Well.[citation needed]
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Main Street Ab Kettleby.jpg
Houses on Main St.
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St James the Greater church, Ab Kettleby-geograph.org.uk-2815176.jpg
St James church
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Church of St Michael and All Angels, Wartnaby - geograph.org.uk - 212156.jpg
St Michael's, Wartnaby
References
External links
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