In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Saltby like this:
SALTBY, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mow-bray district, Leicester; on the Salt way, 5¼ miles N N E of Saxby r. station, and 8½ N E of Melton-Mowbray. Post-town Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 2, 680. Real property, £2, 661. Pop., 292. Houses, 58. The manor belongs to the Duke of Rutland. There is a chalybeate spring. The parish is a meet for the Belvoir hounds. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Sproxton, in the diocese of Peterborough. The church is old, and has a pinnacled tower. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Saltby through time
Saltby is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Saltby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saltby, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11249
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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