Stonesby
Stonesby | |
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![]() Stonesby's village green | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
OS grid reference | SK825245 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MELTON MOWBRAY |
Postcode district | LE14 |
Dialling code | 01664 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Waltham on the Wolds. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140.[1]
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.[2]
Since 1974, Stonesby has formed part of the Melton borough of Leicestershire.
Other
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The 14th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.[3] It was renovated in 1875 by R.W. Johnson and is a Grade II* listed building [4]
References
- ^ "Population statistics Stonesby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ A Vision of Britain through Time. "A vision of Stonesby AP/CP". Retrieved 20 June 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ A Church Near You. "Stonesby: St Peter, Stonesby". Church of England. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1360956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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