Melton
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| Borough of Melton | |
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 Shown within Leicestershire | |
| 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 (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 343rd 48,187 100 / 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 for 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
- Ab Kettleby, Asfordby
- Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile, Belvoir, Bottesford, Broughton and Old Dalby, Buckminster, Burton and Dalby
- 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 England - East Midlands | 
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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 | |
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
