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{{Short description|Hamlet in Derbyshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country= England
|static_image= Boundary.jpg
|static_image_width= 240px
|static_image_caption= The "Boundary" sign
|coordinates= {{coord|52.77|-1.49|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Boundary
|map_type= Derbyshire
|population=
|civil_parish= [[Smisby]]
|shire_district= [[South Derbyshire]]
|shire_county = [[Derbyshire]]
|region= East Midlands
|constituency_westminster= [[South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Derbyshire]]
|post_town= ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH
|postcode_district= LE65
|postcode_area= LE
|dial_code=
|os_grid_reference= SK3419
}}

'''Boundary''' is a large hamlet and as '''The Boundary''' a former [[civil parish]], in [[South Derbyshire]] situated between the towns of [[Swadlincote]] and [[Ashby-de-la-Zouch]] on the A511 route. It is west of the village of [[Smisby]] and forms part of the county border with [[Leicestershire]], hence its name. Residences on the north side of the A511 lie in Derbyshire and those on the south side lie within Leicestershire. The hamlet now falls within the civil parishes of Smisby, Derbyshire and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 87.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10017830/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics The Boundary ExP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=31 December 2022}}</ref>

==Early history==
Boundary was formerly an extra-parochial track,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1752|title=History of The Boundary in South Derbyshire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2022}}</ref> from 1866 The Boundary was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1934 and merged with Smisby.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10017830|title=Relationships and changes The Boundary ExP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2022}}</ref> The inhabitants attend the churches at [[Blackfordby]], Leicestershire, and [[Smisby]]. The population in 1881 was 102, principally labourers and their families.<ref>[http://www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/dby/kelly/boundary.htm Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308001136/http://www.andrewspages.dial.pipex.com/dby/kelly/boundary.htm |date=March 8, 2009 }} London (May, 1891) - p.53</ref>

==Today==
Boundary is a long extended village, with a Public House at each end. The earliest reference to the Greyhound Inn was in the 1857 trade directory when the landlady was Elizabeth Cooper. At the other end of the village towards Ashby was the Red Lion. It got its licence in 1870 and in September 1871 was bought by Brunt & Bucknall of Woodville, together with the 4 cottages adjoining, from Edward and Hannah Moore. The first landlord was John Thornley and he was still there in 1899. The Red Lion was finally demolished in the early 1960s by Frank Jones of Woodville, The Greyhound was also bought by Brunt & Bucknall, but the date of acquisition is not known. This establishment is still serving although it has recently been refurbished.

Nearby villages in include [[Blackfordby]] to the south, [[Hartshorne, Derbyshire|Hartshorne]] to the north and [[Woodville, Derbyshire|Woodville]] to the west.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Boundary, Derbyshire}}

[[Category:Hamlets in Derbyshire]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Derbyshire]]
[[Category:South Derbyshire District]]

Boundary, Derbyshire - Revision history

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