Great Dalby

Human settlement in England

Burton and Dalby

District

Melton

Leicestershire

Region

East Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMelton MowbrayPostcode districtLE14PoliceLeicestershireFire Leicestershire Ambulance East Midlands UK Parliament

Rutland and Melton

List of places: UK; England; Leicestershire

52°43′N 0°54′W / 52.717°N 0.900°W / 52.717; -0.900

Great Dalby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, with a population of between 300 and 400. It is referred to in some UK census records as Dalby Magna. It is 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray.

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.^[1] The village's name derives from the Old English dalr-by meaning 'farm/settlement in a valley'.^[2]

In 1931 the parish had a population of 323.^[3] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and to form "Burton and Dalby".^[4]

References

^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN (1360835)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Population statistics Great Dalby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ "Relationships and changes Great Dalby CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.