Rotherby Explained

Official Name:Rotherby
Civil Parish:Hoby with Rotherby
Country:England
Region:East Midlands
Coordinates:52.7425°N -1.0005°W
Post Town:Melton Mowbray
Postcode Area:LE
Postcode District:LE14
Shire District:Melton
Shire County:Leicestershire
Static Image:All Saints Church, Rotherby - geograph.org.uk - 1245369.jpg
Constituency Westminster:Rutland and Melton

Rotherby is a village and former civil parish, 9miles north east of Leicester,[1] now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 133.[2]

Features

Rotherby has a church called All Saints.[3]

History

Rotherby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Redebi.[4] On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Brooksby, Hoby and Ragdale to form Hoby with Rotherby.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distance from Rotherby [52.741922, -1.001601]]. GENUKI. 7 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Population Statistics Rotherby AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 7 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Rotherby. GENUKI. 7 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Leicestershire H-R. The Domesday Book Online. 7 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Relationships and Changes Rotherby AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Melton Mowbray Registration District. UKBMD. 7 December 2019.

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