Melby is a farming village in

Skaun Municipality Skaun is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Børsa. Other vill ...

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county,

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. It is located in the south-central part of the municipality, about southwest of the village of

Skaun Skaun may refer to: Places * Skaun Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Skaun (village), a village within Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Skaun Church, a church in Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, No ...

and the

Norwegian County Road 709 Norwegian County Road 709 (, abbreviated as ''Fv709'') is a Norwegian county road which runs between the villages of Børsa and Hove in Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long road intersects with the European route E39 at its ...

and about south of

Eggkleiva Eggkleiva is a village in Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 709, about halfway between the villages of Skaun and Børsa. The village of Melby lies about southwest of Eggkleiva. Eggkleiva ...

. The town of

Orkanger Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it ...

and it suburb of

Fannrem Fannrem is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Orkla (river), Orkla about south of the urban area of Orkanger, Thamshavn, and Råbygda, and about north of the village of Vormsta ...

(in the neighboring

Orkland Municipality Orkland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkang ...

) both lie about to the west. There is an old, preserved school building dating from 1878 in Melby. The school building is a part of the local museum ''Skaun bygdamuseum''. The area is named Melby (), which means "middle farm".

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Skaun Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub