Smisby

Smisby
Smisby's church of St. James. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Wystan of Repton and is mentioned in a charter of 1271.[1]
Smisby is located in Derbyshire
Smisby
Smisby
Location within Derbyshire
Population270 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK3419
Civil parish
  • Smisby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH
Postcode districtLE65
Dialling code01530
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

Smisby is an ancient manor, civil parish and small village in South Derbyshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Melbourne and near the Leicestershire border[2] and the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The village including the outlying farms and houses has a population just over 200 that occupies some 110 properties. The population at the 2011 Census had increased to 260.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference local was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Smisby at Genuki accessed 28 December 2007
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 March 2016.