Saltby
Description in 1871:
"SALTBY, a parish, with a village, in Melton-Mow-bray district, Leicester; on the Salt way, 5¼ miles N N Eof 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."
[John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72]
- The parish was in the Waltham sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
- The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
- The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
Census
Year |
Piece No. |
| 1861 |
R.G. 9 / 2304 |
| 1891 |
R.G. 12 / 2546 |
- The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
- The church was thoroughly restored in 1885.
- The church seats 170.
- The Anglican parish register dates from 1565.
- The church is in the rural deanery of Framland (second portion).
- The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here prior to 1849.
- Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
- The parish was in the Waltham sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
- In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
Saltby is a village and a parish 6 miles east of Scalford, 9 miles northeast of Melton Mowbray and 122 miles north of London. The parish is in the Wold Hills and is bordered by Lincoln county to the east and Sproxton parish to the south.
If you are planning a visit:
- By automobile, take the B676 arterial road east out of Melton Mobray. Turn left to find Saltby.
- The River Eye has its source in this parish. The parish also has a chalybeate spring.
- This place was on the old Roman Road known as "the Saltway", hence the parish name.
- Much of the parish land was used for farming.
- The national grid reference is SK 8526.
- You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
- See our Maps page for additional resources.
- RAF Saltby opened in August, 1941, as a grass landing field. Its eastern end was in Lincolnshire.
- In 1944, the station was upgraded to 3 runways and additional buildings added.
- In November, 1944, the airfield was taken over by the USAAF, who held it until early 1945.
- The airfield closed for flight operations in 1945 and was kept in reserve until 1955.
- Currently known as "Saltby Airfield," it is used by the Buckminster Gliding Club.
- The shell of the old RAF control tower is about all that exists from its wartime days.
- There is a War Memorial at Saltby Airfield, but no individuals are listed.
- This place was an ancient parish of the county and a Civil Parish as well.
- The parish was in the ancient Framland Hundred in the northern (or eastern) division of the county.
- In 1881, the parish covered 2,680 acres. This was reduced by 1891 to 2,442 acres.
- In April, 1936, this parish was abolished and all 2,442 acres were amalgamated with Sproxton Civil Parish.
- The Common Lands were enclosed here in 1771.
- As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
| Year |
Inhabitants |
| 1841 |
299 |
| 1871 |
290 |
| 1881 |
272 |
| 1891 |
253 |
| 1901 |
227 |
| 1911 |
207 |
| 1921 |
192 |
| 1931 |
170 |
- A Public Elementary School (National School) was built here in 1871 to hold 60 children.
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[Last updated: 11-February-2012 - Louis R. Mills]
