Stonesby
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.811838|-0.775112|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Stonesby
| civil_parish = Sproxton
| population =
| shire_district = Melton
| shire_county = Leicestershire
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = Rutland and Melton
| post_town = MELTON MOWBRAY
| postcode_district = LE14
| postcode_area = LE
| dial_code = 01664
| os_grid_reference = SK825245
| london_distance =
| static_image = Stonesby.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Stonesby's village green
}}
Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is {{convert|6|mi|km|1}} northeast of Melton Mowbray, and {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1}} southeast of Waltham on the Wolds. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10391544/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Stonesby AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=31 December 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://vision.edina.ac.uk:8698/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10391544&c_id=10001043|title=A vision of Stonesby AP/CP|author=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=2007-06-20}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}
Since 1974, Stonesby has formed part of the Melton borough of Leicestershire.
Other
File:St Peter's Church, Stonesby - geograph.org.uk - 594127.jpg
The 14th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.{{cite web|url=http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=3478|title=Stonesby: St Peter, Stonesby|author=A Church Near You|publisher=Church of England|access-date=2007-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009100944/http://www.acny.org.uk/venue.php?V=3478|archive-date=9 October 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} It was renovated in 1875 by R.W. Johnson and is a Grade II* listed building {{NHLE| num = 1360956|desc= CHURCH OF ST PETER |accessdate = 18 November 2013}}
References
External links
{{Commons category|Stonesby}}
- [http://www.leicestershirevillages.com/stonesby/ Stonesby], Leicestershire Villages entry.
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Category:Villages in Leicestershire