Stonesby

Human settlement in England

Sproxton

District

Melton

Leicestershire

Region

East Midlands

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Rutland and Melton

List of places: UK; England; Leicestershire

52°48′43″N 0°46′30″W / 52.811838°N 0.775112°W / 52.811838; -0.775112

Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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

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]

References

^ "Population statistics Stonesby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ A Vision of Britain through Time. "A vision of Stonesby AP/CP". Retrieved 20 June 2007.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ A Church Near You. "Stonesby: St Peter, Stonesby". Church of England. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST PETER (1360956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 November 2013.