Kilby
| Kilby | |
  Kilby Kilby shown within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 270 |
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| OS grid reference | SP 61978 95424 |
| - London | 100.1 mi (161.1 km) |
| Civil parish | Kilby |
| District | Blaby |
| Shire county | Leicestershire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGSTON |
| Postcode district | LE8 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
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Kilby is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It is the easternmost village in the district, and is south of Leicester. It has a population of about 300. Kilby has only one pub called the Dog & Gun, An Anglican Primary School and a Parish Church. There is also a park for the residents of Kilby. The park has a small football field, swings, a roundabout, climbing obstacles and a picnic table. There is a public bus service that runs at half-hourly intervals that connects with Fleckney or directly to St Margaret's Bus Station, Leicester. There is also a small elderly community. Kilby is located on a branch of the river Soar. Kilby had a population of 270 according to the 2011 census.[1]
In the 1870's Kilby was described in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales as:
- KILBY, a parish, with a village, in Blaby district, Leicestershire; on a branch of the river Soar, and on the Union canal, 2 miles SSE of Wigston r. station, and 6½ SSE of Leicester. Post town, Wigston, under Leicester. Acres, 1, 060. Real property, £2, 200. Pop., 362. Houses, 95.[2]
Nearby places are Fleckney, Arnesby, Wistow and Kilby Bridge.
History
Kilby has had the origins of its name possibly traced back to a Scandinavian form of Old English, being translated to 'children's farm/settlement.' [3] Kilby was also mentioned in the Domesday book where it was said to have been originally formed around the parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The parish Church is now located around a quarter of a mile away from the centre of modern-day Kilby.[4]
Foston
The parish includes the deserted village of Foston to its west at grid reference SP 606 951 of which only the church and a farm remain.
References
- ↑ "Kilby: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5th February 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius (1870-1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co. Retrieved 5th February 2014.
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6th February 2014.
- ↑ "The History of Kilby". Leicestershire Villages. Retrieved 6th February 2014.
External links
Media related to Kilby at Wikimedia Commons
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