Stonesby

Stonesby
Stonesby's village green
Stonesby is located in Leicestershire
Stonesby
Stonesby
Location within Leicestershire
OS grid referenceSK825245
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMELTON MOWBRAY
Postcode districtLE14
Dialling code01664
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°48′43″N 0°46′30″W / 52.811838°N 0.775112°W / 52.811838; -0.775112

Stonesby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Waltham on the Wolds. In 1931 the parish had a population of 140.[1]

Stonesby broadly consists of a small number of limestone habitats concentrated around the local parish church, set amongst a broad area of arable land.

  1. ^ "Population statistics Stonesby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 31 December 2022.