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| Groby | |
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 The village centre in 2005 | |
  Groby Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 6,796 |
| OS grid reference | SK5207 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE6 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Groby (pronounced "GROO-bee" ) is a village in the Hinckley and Bosworth borough Leicestershire, England. It is to the north west of Leicester. The population at the time of the 2011 census was 6,796.[1]
The village saw a huge expansion during the 1970s along with the village of Glenfield. The historic village centre retains some of its historic buildings, cobbled lanes and thatched cottages. The church of St Philip and St James,[2] built in the lancet style by George Harry Booth-Grey, the sixth Earl of Stamford, dates from 1840 and stands in the grounds of Groby Castle.[3] The architect was William Railton.[4] Additionally the village was also home to the former Groby Old Hall, the stone-built parts of which are thought to have been part of the castle's outer buildings.[3]
- ^ "UK Census Data:Groby". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "St Philip and St James, Groby". Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Penguin Books. p. 115.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1115789)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 December 2011.