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Kilby

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Also known as Kilby, Leicestershire

Kilby is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. Kilby is the easternmost village in the district, and is south east of Leicester. Kilby civil parish includes the former parish of Foston and its deserted medieval village. Nearby places are Countesthorpe , Fleckney , Arnesby , Wistow and Kilby Bridge .

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Place details

Locality
Kilby
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
270

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Boundary changes
  • Occupational statistics
  • Present day
  • Education
  • Places of interest
  • Foston
  • References
  • External links

Kilby is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. Kilby is the easternmost village in the district, and is south east of Leicester. Kilby civil parish includes the former parish of Foston and its deserted medieval village. Nearby places are Countesthorpe , Fleckney , Arnesby , Wistow and Kilby Bridge .

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kilby as follows:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kilby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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