Stonesby

Stonesby

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.811838
longitude= -0.775112
official_name= Stonesby
civil_parish= Sproxton
population =
shire_district= Melton
shire_county = Leicestershire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= MELTON MOWBRAY
postcode_district = LE14
postcode_area= LE
dial_code= 01664
os_grid_reference= SK825245
london_distance=
static_

static_image_caption=Stonesby's village green

Stonesby is a small village within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is convert|6|mi|km|1 northeast of Melton Mowbray, and convert|1.5|mi|km|1 southeast of Waltham on the Wolds.

Forming part of the Sproxton civil parish, 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 in 1936. Between 1894 and 1935, it lay within the Melton Mowbray Rural District, and from 1935 to 1974, within the Melton and Belvoir Rural District.cite web |url=http://vision.edina.ac.uk:8698/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10391544&c_id=10001043|title=A vision of Stonesby AP/CP |author=A Vision of Britain through Time |accessdate=2007-06-20]

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

Other

The local Anglican church is dedicated to Saint Peter. [cite web|url=http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=3478|title=Stonesby: St Peter, Stonesby|author=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|accessdate=2007-06-20]

References

External links

* [http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/stonesby/ Stonesby] , Leicestershire Villages entry.
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