Hoby with Rotherby is a

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Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 594, reducing to 556 at the time of the 2011 census. It includes the villages of Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and

Brooksby Brooksby is a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It was the ancestral home of the Villiers family. Brooksby and surrounding villages were served ...

. The parish is part of Melton local government

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, and within the Rutland and Melton constituency. There is a Parish Council for Hoby with Rotherby that manages the area. It meets six times a year and the meetings are open to the public. Hoby Church All Saints, located on a slight hill overlooking the Wreake Valley, has a west tower with recessed spire, north and south aisles, a nave and a chancel. The tower has a 13th-century base with a later spire added probably in the 14th century, at the same time as the clerestory. The remaining parts of the church date to the 13th century, but there is also some

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restoration work in the chancel. The church has been a Grade I

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since January 1968.

Toponymy

The name 'Hoby' derives from the

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for 'farm/settlement on a hill spur'. The name 'Rotherby' means 'farm/settlement of Hreitharr'. The name 'Ragdale' means 'throat valley' probably suggesting that the valley was narrow, like a

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Notable people

Racehorse trainer Jenny Pitman was born in Hoby.

References

External links

Leicestershire Parish Councils: Hoby with Rotherby
Civil parishes in Leicestershire Borough of Melton {{Leicestershire-geo-stub