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Frisby and Kirby

Coordinates: 52°45′03″N 0°57′17″W / 52.7508°N 0.9548°W / 52.7508; -0.9548
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Frisby and Kirby
Frisby on the Wreake church
Frisby and Kirby is located in Leicestershire
Frisby and Kirby
Frisby and Kirby
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°45′03″N 0°57′17″W / 52.7508°N 0.9548°W / 52.7508; -0.9548
Kirby Bellars

Frisby and Kirby, formerly just Frisby is a former civil parish in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Its principal settlements were the villages of Frisby on the Wreake and Kirby Bellars, now both civil parishes in their own right. In 2001 it had a population of 890.[1]

History

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The parish was formed on 1 April 1936 as "Frisby" from the parishes of "Frisby on the Wreak" and "Kirby Bellars". On 30 July 1980 it was renamed "Frisby & Kirby".[2]

On 1 April 2005 the parish was abolished and split to "Frisby on the Wreake" and "Kirby Bellars".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Neighbourhood statistics
  2. ^ "Melton Mowbray Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Melton (Parishes) Order 2004" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.