- Sproxton, Leicestershire
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.81137
longitude= -0.730609
official_name= Sproxton
population =
shire_district=Melton
shire_county =Leicestershire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= MELTON MOWBRAY
postcode_district = LE14
postcode_area= LE
dial_code= 01476
os_grid_reference= SK855245
map_type=Leicestershire
london_distance= Sproxton (pronounced "spro"-sun") is a village andcivil parish within the Melton borough ofLeicestershire ,England , close to the border withLincolnshire .The village and civil parish are not coterminus; the parish includes the villages of Sproxton,
Saltby ,Stonesby ,Bescaby , and the formerRAF Saltby . The River Eye runs through the parish. Nearby places areWaltham on the Wolds ,Croxton Kerrial ,Coston ,Buckminster , andSkillington (in Lincolnshire). The village pub is the [http://www.goingouttoday.co.uk/restaurants/Restaurant.aspx?SiteCode=gj&MasterSiteCode=STAM&BusinessID=178633&ReviewID=896501 Crown Inn] .The [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/viking.html Viking Way] runs close by. Nearby is Sproxton Quarry
SSSI .External links
* [http://www.sproxton.org.uk Sproxton Millennium Site]
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