Redmile
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 Public house, Redmile |
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| Redmile shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 921 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SK797354 |
| • London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode district | NG13 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
Redmile is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Melton Mowbray and 7 miles (11 km) west of Grantham. The population of the civil parish (including Barkestone-le-Vale and Plungar) at the 2011 census was 921, up from 829 in 2001.
The parish lies in the Vale of Belvoir close to the county boundary with Nottinghamshire to the west, where the nearest places are Granby, Sutton-cum-Granby and Elton on the Hill. Other nearby places are Bottesford, Belvoir, and Stathern. In 1936 the adjoining civil parishes of Barkestone and Plungar were merged into Redmile, and the parish is sometimes known as Barkestone, Plungar and Redmile.
Redmile has a Church of England primary school with about 70 pupils, which also serves Barkestone and Plungar. The original national school opened in 1839. It was rebuilt on the same site in 1871, then extended with new classrooms in 1999 and 2001 and a school hall in 2009. The most recent Ofsted report, in October 2013, found the school outstanding in all five of the main criteria of assessment.
St Peter's Church of England Church dates back to the 13th century: the earliest references are to an earlier building, to whose parish the prior of Belvoir Priory was patron in 1155 and whose first rector was installed in 1220. The parish is now served by the Vale of Belvoir Team. The building is Grade II* listed. It dates mainly from the 14th century, with additions and restorations in the 15th century and in 1840 and 1857. Three of the gravestones in the churchyard are also listed. Dating from the late 17th century, they are examples of a local type known as "Belvoir Angels" and made of Swithland slate. One of them is dated 1690, making it the oldest such stone in the Vale itself.
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