Asfordby
Ward in Melton, Leicestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.775, -0.948 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 71 20 |
| Dialling code: | 01664 (Melton Mowbray) |
Asfordby is a semi-rural ward on the western edge of the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, sitting a few miles from Melton Mowbray and within reasonable driving distance of Leicester. The area combines a cluster of villages and hamlets including Asfordby Hill and Asfordby Valley, with a landscape of working farmland, hedgerows and pockets of post‑industrial land that give it a mixed village-and-commuter character.
Historically the name reflects the Danelaw past - the -by ending points to Viking settlement - and the locality has long been rooted in agriculture, with later phases of ironstone quarrying and light industry leaving their mark. Today the community is defined by village halls, a handful of pubs and small businesses, local events tied into the wider Melton cultural life (famed for pork pies and traditional rural pursuits), and a population that blends long-standing farming families with people who commute to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Asfordby
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 12.5 miles
- Nottingham 16.4 miles
- Derby 23.9 miles
- Loughborough 11.6 miles
- Corby 22.6 miles
- West Bridgford 12.8 miles
- Long Eaton 16.3 miles
- Hinckley 24.3 miles
- Grantham 15.9 miles
- Newark-on-Trent 21.5 miles
- Ilkeston 20.4 miles
- Coalville 17.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Asfordby Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Asfordby Hill Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Grimston Parish 1.2 miles
- Frisby on the Wreake Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Melton Egerton Ward 1.8 miles
- Melton Sysonby Ward 2.2 miles
- Kirby Bellars Parish 2.3 miles
- Ab Kettleby Parish 2.3 miles
- Melton Dorian Ward 2.5 miles
- Melton Mowbray Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Old Dalby Built-up area 3 miles
- Melton Warwick Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Asfordby
LE14 3YX, LE14 3YF, LE14 3RZ, LE14 3DF, LE14 3TH, LE14 3SL, LE14 3RW, LE14 3QT, LE14 3QL … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 16.3 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 40.2 miles
- Melton Mowbray Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Sileby Railway Station 7.4 miles
Hotels near Asfordby Ad
- Best Western Sysonby Knoll Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Quorn Lodge Hotel 3 2.3 miles
- Ibis Budget Leicester 3 9.5 miles
- Rothley Court Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.6 miles
- Quorn Grange Hotel 3 9.3 miles
- Oyo Sunrise Hotel, A46 N Leicester 3 5.1 miles
- Quorn Country Hotel Leicester 9.4 miles
Schools in Asfordby
- Asfordby Hill Primary School Primary
- Captains Close Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Belgrave Library Library 11.2 miles
- Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre Museum 11.3 miles
- Highcross Shopping centre 12.5 miles
- Bradgate House Historic site 12.6 miles
- University of Leicester University 12.9 miles
- Garendon Abbey Historic site 13 miles
- Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Tigers Stadium 13 miles
- The King Power Stadium Stadium 13.4 miles
- Nottingham Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles
- City Ground Stadium 13.8 miles
- Clifton Hall Country house 13.9 miles