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Buckminster
Buckminster shown within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK875225
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Leicestershire

Coordinates: 52°47′35″N 0°42′05″W / 52.793073, -0.701477

Buckminster is a village and civil parish within the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller ( July 12, 1895 &ndash July 1, 1983) was an American Architect, Author The Buckminster Project is an Eclipse (software technology subproject and thus in open source which focuses on component assembly Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Melton is a local government district with Borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East Midlands is one of the Regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Leicestershire Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service which covers Leicestershire including the Unitary authority of Leicester The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS is the NHS ambulance service serving the East Midlands region of England. East Midlands is a constituency of the European Parliament. It currently elects 6 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of Party-list proportional A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, towns and villages within the ceremonial county boundaries of Leicestershire, England A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Melton is a local government district with Borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is on the B676, between Melton Mowbray and the A1. Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England.

Many properties in the local area and Grantham 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. Grantham is a Market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Earl of Dysart (pronounced " Die -z't" is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. They have connections with Helmingham Hall in Suffolk. Helmingham Hall is a moated Manor house in Helmingham, Suffolk, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The village pub is called the Tollemache Arms.

The parish is located in the north-east of the county, on the border with Lincolnshire, and also includes the hamlet of Sewstern. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. Sewstern is a village in the Melton district of east Leicestershire. Nearby places are Coston, Wymondham and Sproxton in Leicestershire, and Stainby over the border in Lincolnshire. Wymondham is a village in the district of Melton in Leicestershire, England. Sproxton (pronounced " spro -sun" is a village and Civil parish within the Melton borough of Leicestershire Stainby is a small hamlet of around 30 houses located in south west Lincolnshire in the district of South Kesteven. Quite close by is the Viking Way, which follows the boundary with Lincolnshire. The Viking Way is a Long distance footpath in England running between the Humber Bridge in North Lincolnshire and Oakham

Buckminster Gliding Club based at nearby Saltby Airfield is named after the village. The Buckminster Gliding Club (BGC is a Gliding club based at Saltby Airfield in the Vale of Belvoir in Lincolnshire, England.

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