Great Dalby is a village and former
civil parish
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, now in the parish of
Burton and Dalby
Burton and Dalby is a civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, to the south of Melton Mowbray. It covers the villages of Burton Lazars, Great Dalby and Little Dalby
Little Dalby is a village and former civil parish, n ...
, in the
Melton district, in the county of
Leicestershire
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, England, with a population of between 300 and 400. It is referred to in some
UK census
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records as Dalby Magna. It is 3 miles south of
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray () is a town in Leicestershire, England, north-east of Leicester, and south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton as the Wreake. The town had a population 27,670 in 2019. The town is sometimes promo ...
.
History
The parish church of St. Swithun was originally built during the 13th century and renovated several times since then. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The village's name derives from the
Old English
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''dalr-by'' meaning 'farm/settlement in a valley'.
In 1931 the parish had a population of 323. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and to form "Burton and Dalby".
References
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Villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Borough of Melton
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