[1] The neighbouring hamlets of Wartnaby and Holwell form part of the civil parish of Ab Kettleby.

[4] A Roman mosaic and pavement were found beneath the present churchyard, indicating the presence of a villa.

[8] St James' Church has a Norman font, and a memorial to Everard Digby (died 1628).

The remains of the villa, and a ditch running from north to south underneath the nave have caused serious structural problems for the church.

[citation needed] The church closed in 2006 due to its structural problems and, following the raising of over £250,000 for repairs, it re-opened in 2013.

It has a double bellcote with a saddleback roof on the tower and medieval wall painting inside.

This was extended the same year northwards to Wycomb Junction on the Great Northern's Waltham branch.

The quarries and the mine fed the standard gauge line by means of narrow-gauge tramways.

The ore was taken away by narrow gauge tramway to a tipping dock on the Midland Railway's Nottingham to Melton line to the north of the Old Dalby tunnel.

The line from the quarries to the top of the incline was worked by horses at first but steam locomotives were introduced in 1880.

The quarries were shallow but traces can be seen near to Stonepit House (marked now on OS maps as Berlea Farm).

The quarries were to the north of the village: on either side of the lane to Holwell (which probably started first); in the triangle between the A606, the Six Hills to Eastwell road and the lane to Holwell Mouth from Ab Kettleby; and on the north side of the Six Hills to Eastwell road.

Quarrying was done by hand with the aid of explosives and the ore was taken by narrow gauge tramway to a tipping dock at the Midland Railway Holwell Branch north of Potter Hill.