Stonesby

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
Stonesby's village green
Stonesby Location within Leicestershire
OS grid reference	SK825245
Civil parish	Sproxton
District	Melton
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELTON MOWBRAY
Postcode district	LE14
Dialling code	01664
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Rutland and Melton
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52.811838°N 0.775112°W / 52.811838; -0.775112

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

Governance

From a very early time, Stonesby formed an ancient parish within the Framland hundred of the historic county boundaries of Leicestershire, though was abolished as a parish on 1 April 1936 and merged with Sproxton. Between 1894 and 1935, it lay within the Melton Mowbray Rural District, and from 1935 to 1974, within the Melton and Belvoir Rural District.^[2]

Since 1974, Stonesby has formed part of the Melton borough of Leicestershire.

Other

St Peter's church

The 14th-century parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.^[3] It was renovated in 1875 by R.W. Johnson and is a Grade II* listed building ^[4]