Stonesby

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Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Melton Mowbray, and Script error: No such module "convert". 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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St Peter's church

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]

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External links

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  • Stonesby, Leicestershire Villages entry.


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