Frisby and Kirby
Appearance
Frisby and Kirby | |
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![]() Frisby on the Wreake church | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Frisby and Kirby, formerly just Frisby is a former civil parish in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Its principal settlements were the villages of Frisby on the Wreake and Kirby Bellars, now both civil parishes in their own right. In 2001 it had a population of 890.[1]
History
[edit]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".[2]
On 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and split to "Frisby on the Wreake" and "Kirby Bellars".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Neighbourhood statistics
- ^ "Melton Mowbray Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "The Melton (Parishes) Order 2004" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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