Stapleford, Leicestershire

Stapleford
Stapleford
 Stapleford shown within Leicestershire
Civil parishFreeby
DistrictMelton
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Melton Mowbray
Postcode district LE
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentMelton
List of places
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England
Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°45′26″N 0°47′56″W / 52.7572°N 0.7989°W / 52.7572; -0.7989

Stapleford is a village in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, east of Melton Mowbray. It is just south of the River Eye, and is part of the civil parish of Freeby (where the population is included).

The village is the site of the large Stapleford Park. The historic Stapleford Miniature Railway runs in the park.

Gatehouses at entrance to Stapleford Park
photographed November 2005

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