Boundary, Derbyshire

Boundary
The "Boundary" sign
Boundary is located in Derbyshire
Boundary
Boundary
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK3419
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH
Postcode districtLE65
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Derbyshire
52°46′N 1°29′W / 52.77°N 1.49°W / 52.77; -1.49

Boundary is a large hamlet and as The Boundary a former civil parish, in South Derbyshire situated between the towns of Swadlincote and Ashby-de-la-Zouch on the A511 route. It is west of the village of Smisby and forms part of the county border with Leicestershire, hence its name. Residences on the north side of the A511 lie in Derbyshire and those on the south side lie within Leicestershire. The hamlet now falls within the civil parishes of Smisby, Derbyshire and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 87.[1]

  1. ^ "Population statistics The Boundary ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.