Old Dalby

Old Dalby
St John the Baptist
Old Dalby is located in Leicestershire
Old Dalby
Old Dalby
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°48′25″N 1°00′04″W / 52.807°N 1.001°W / 52.807; -1.001

Old Dalby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Broughton and Old Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is located to the north-west of Melton Mowbray. It was originally known as "Wold Dalby" or "Dalby on the Wolds". In 1931 the parish had a population of 315.[1] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form "Broughton and Old Dalby".[2]

Signpost in Old Dalby by Christy Radburn
The Crown, Old Dalby
Paradise Lane in snow
The old turkey oak at Old Dalby after pollarding
Once a school house Old Dalby Village Hall is a distinctive part of the village
A view of Queensway, Old Dalby with cherry blossom.
Front of Noah's Ark cinema, model made by Chris Chellis
A Second World War gun emplacement on Station Road, Queensway
  1. ^ "Population statistics Old Dalby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Old Dalby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.