Great Dalby

Great Dalby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, with a population of between 300 and 400. It is referred to in some UK census records as Dalby Magna. It is 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray.

Great Dalby
St Swithun Parish Church, Great Dalby
Great Dalby Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish	Burton and Dalby
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Melton Mowbray
Postcode district	LE14
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°43′N 0°54′W

Signpost in Great Dalby

History

The parish church of St. Swithun was originally built during the 13th century and renovated several times since then. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[1] The village's name derives from the Old Norse dalr-by meaning 'farm/settlement in a valley'.^[2]Several villages in Denmark are also called Dalby.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 323.^[3] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and to form "Burton and Dalby".^[4]