Buckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is on the B676 road, between Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...

 and the A1.

Many properties in the local area and Grantham

Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...

 are owned by the Buckminster Estates, who are linked with the Tollemache family who live in Buckminster Park: the former home of the Earl of Dysart

Earl of Dysart

Earl of Dysart is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1643 for William Murray, who had earlier represented Fowey and East Looe in the English House of Commons. He was made Lord Huntingtower at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He was succeeded by his daughter, the...

. They have connections with Helmingham Hall

Helmingham Hall

Helmingham Hall is a moated manor house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England. It was begun by John Tollemache in 1480 and has been owned by the Tollemache family ever since. The house is built around a courtyard in typical late medieval/Tudor style....

 in Suffolk

Suffolk

Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...

. The village pub is called the Tollemache Arms.

The parish is located in the north-east of the county, on the border with Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, and also includes the hamlet of Sewstern

Sewstern

Sewstern is a village in the Melton district of east Leicestershire.It lies just south of Buckminster, with which it shares a , situated between the two villages, and a parish council...

. Nearby places are Coston

Coston, Leicestershire

- Governance :Coston forms part of the civil parish of Garthorpe that, in turn, is part of the district of Melton.-Church:The parish church, dedicated to St Andrew, is thought to date back to the 13th century and was restored in 1846....

, Wymondham

Wymondham, Leicestershire

thumb|left|Church Lane, WymondhamWymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. It is part of a civil parish which also covers the nearby hamlet of Edmondthorpe. The parish has a population of about 600. It is close to the county borders with Lincolnshire and Rutland,...

 and Sproxton

Sproxton, Leicestershire

Sproxton is a village and civil parish within the Borough of Melton in Leicestershire, England, close to the border with Lincolnshire. It has a population of 480....

 in Leicestershire, and Stainby

Stainby

Stainby is a small hamlet of around 30 houses located in south west Lincolnshire in the district of South Kesteven. It is only a very short distance to the border with Leicestershire ....

 over the border in Lincolnshire. Quite close by is the Viking Way

Viking Way

The Viking Way is a long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham in Rutland. The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high quality long distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these...

, which follows the boundary with Lincolnshire.

Buckminster Gliding Club

Buckminster Gliding Club

The Buckminster Gliding Club is a gliding club based at Saltby Airfield on the Leicestershire / Lincolnshire border, England. It is affiliated to the British Gliding Association and runs a seven-day-a-week operation throughout the year except on Christmas Day.-History and changes:Saltby Airfield...

based at nearby Saltby Airfield is named after the village.

Buckminster United Football club is an amateur football club based in the village.

Buckminster has its own shop.

External links

• Buckminster Gliding Club
• Primary School
• St John the Baptist church
• Buckminster Park One Day Event
• Parish Council
• Leicestershire villages

• Buckminster village views video retrieved 18 Dec 2010