Boundary | |
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The "Boundary" sign | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
OS grid reference | SK3419 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH |
Postcode district | LE65 |
Police | Derbyshire |
Fire | Derbyshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
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]