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Great Dalby

Summary

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.

Great Dalby
St Swithun Parish Church, Great Dalby
Great Dalby is located in Leicestershire
Great Dalby
Great Dalby
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMelton Mowbray
Postcode districtLE14
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°43′N 0°54′W / 52.717°N 0.900°W / 52.717; -0.900

Signpost in Great Dalby

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

  1. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN (1360835)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Great Dalby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "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