Frisby and Kirby, formerly just Frisby is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the Melton district, in the county of

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

, England. Its principal settlements were the villages of

Frisby on the Wreake Frisby on the Wreake is a village and civil parish on the River Wreake about west of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 557. The toponym "Frisby" was applied by Danish invaders in th ...

and

Kirby Bellars Kirby Bellars is a village and civil parish near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 369. History The village is recorded in the Domesday Book under the name of Chirchebi. The name ...

, now both civil parishes in their own right. In 2001 it had a population of 890.

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1936 as "Frisby" from the parishes of "Frisby on the Wreak" and "Kirby Bellars". On 30 July 1980 it was renamed "Frisby & Kirby". On 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and split to "Frisby on the Wreake" and "Kirby Bellars".

References

{{commons category, Frisby and Kirby Former civil parishes in Leicestershire 2005 disestablishments in England Borough of Melton