Buckminster

Buckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, which includes the two villages of Buckminster and Sewstern. The total population of the civil parish was 335 at the 2021 census. It is on the B676 road, 10 miles east of Melton Mowbray and 4 miles west of the A1 at Colsterworth.

This article is about the place. For uses of "Buckminster Fuller", see Buckminster Fuller (disambiguation). For the software, see Eclipse Buckminster.
Buckminster
Buckminster
Location within Leicestershire
Population335 (2021)
OS grid referenceSK875225
Civil parish
  • Buckminster
District
Shire county
  • Leicestershire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGRANTHAM
Postcode districtNG33
Dialling code01476
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Rutland and Melton

The parish is located in the north-east of the county, on the border with Lincolnshire. Nearby places are Coston, Wymondham and Sproxton in Leicestershire, and Stainby over the border in Lincolnshire. Sewstern Lane, which forms the parish boundary and the county boundary with Lincolnshire is part of the modern Viking Way. The village is noted for its autumnal colours, with many trees in the grounds and on the perimeter of Buckminster Park, on the village green, behind the houses of The Crescent and along the edges of roads and fields.

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