Shoby

Shoby
Priory Farm
Shoby is located in Leicestershire
Shoby
Shoby
Location within Leicestershire
Population39 (2000 estimate)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°46′29″N 0°59′27″W / 52.774708°N 0.99090409°W / 52.774708; -0.99090409

Shoby is a hamlet and former civil parish 12 miles (19 km) north east of Leicester,[1] now in the parish of Grimston, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 2000 it had an estimated population of 39.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 49.[3][4] Gregory Brokesby who was a resident of Shoby became the Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1632.[2]

  1. ^ "Distance from Shoby [52.776497, 0.989285]". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About our villages". Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Shoby ExP/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Shoby". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 October 2020.