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Stonesby

Village in Leicestershire, England

Stonesby
Summary

Village in Leicestershire, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameStonesby
civil_parishSproxton
shire_districtMelton
shire_countyLeicestershire
regionEast Midlands
constituency_westminsterRutland and Melton
post_townMELTON MOWBRAY
postcode_districtLE14
postcode_areaLE
dial_code01664
os_grid_referenceSK825245
static_imageStonesby.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionStonesby's village green

Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is 6 mi northeast of Melton Mowbray, and 1.5 mi southeast of Waltham on the Wolds. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140.

Stonesby broadly consists of a small number of limestone habitats concentrated around the local parish church, set amongst a broad area of arable land.

Governance

From a very early time, Stonesby formed an ancient parish within the Framland hundred of the historic county boundaries of Leicestershire, though was abolished as a parish on 1 April 1936 and merged with Sproxton. Between 1894 and 1935, it lay within the Melton Mowbray Rural District, and from 1935 to 1974, within the Melton and Belvoir Rural District.

Since 1974, Stonesby has formed part of the Melton borough of Leicestershire.

Other

St Peter's church

The 14th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter. It was renovated in 1875 by R.W. Johnson and is a Grade II* listed building

References

References

  1. "Population statistics Stonesby AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
  2. A Vision of Britain through Time. (June 2018). "A vision of Stonesby AP/CP".
  3. A Church Near You. "Stonesby: St Peter, Stonesby". [[Church of England]].
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