Great Dalby
Appearance
Great Dalby | |
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St Swithun Parish Church, Great Dalby | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Melton Mowbray |
Postcode district | LE14 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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Great Dalby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, with a population of between 300 and 400. It is referred to in some UK census records as Dalby Magna. It is 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray.
History
[edit]The parish church of St. Swithun was originally built during the 13th century and renovated several times since then. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] The village's name derives from the Old English dalr-by meaning 'farm/settlement in a valley'.[2]
In 1931 the parish had a population of 323.[3] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and to form "Burton and Dalby".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN (1360835)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Population statistics Great Dalby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Great Dalby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Great Dalby at Wikimedia Commons