Frisby and Kirby explained

Official Name:	Frisby and Kirby
Country:	England
Region:	East Midlands
Coordinates:	52.7508°N -0.9548°W
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Static Image:	Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, Frisby on the Wreake - geograph.org.uk - 523734.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Frisby on the Wreake church

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Neighbourhood statistics
2. Web site: Melton Mowbray Registration District. UKBMD. 3 January 2023.
3. Web site: The Melton (Parishes) Order 2004. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 17 December 2022. 19 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220319232048/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/12627/the-melton-parishes-order-2004.pdf. dead.