Hoby with Rotherby

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Hoby with Rotherby
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Hoby with Rotherby
Location within Leicestershire
Population556 (2011 census)
Civil parish
  • Hoby with Rotherby
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Melton Mowbray
Postcode district LE14
List of places
UK
England
Leicestershire
52°45′N1°01′W / 52.750°N 1.017°W / 52.750; -1.017
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The ironstone church at Ragdale

Hoby with Rotherby is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 594, [1] reducing to 556 at the time of the 2011 census. It includes the villages of Hoby, Rotherby , Ragdale and Brooksby. The parish is part of Melton local government district, and within the Rutland and Melton constituency. There is a Parish Council for Hoby with Rotherby that manages the area. It meets six times a year and the meetings are open to the public. [2]

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Hoby Church All Saints, located on a slight hill overlooking the Wreake Valley, has a west tower with recessed spire, north an south aisles, a nave and a chancel. The tower has a 13th-century base with a later spire added probably in the 14th century, at the same time as the clerestory. The remaining parts of the church date to the 13th century, but there is also some Victorian restoration work in the chancel. [3] The church has been a Grade I listed building since January 1968. [4]

Toponymy

The name 'Hoby' derives from the Old Norse for 'farm/settlement on a hill spur'. [5]

The name 'Rotherby' means 'farm/settlement of Hreitharr'. [5]

The name 'Ragdale' means 'throat valley' probably suggesting that the valley was narrow, like a throat. [6]

Notable people

Racehorse trainer Jenny Pitman was born in Hoby. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Neighbourhood Statistics: 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Hoby with Rotherby CP". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and Brooksby Parish Council". www.hobywithrotherbypc.org.uk. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hoby Church All Saints Leicestershire | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 6 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Hoby with Rotherby - 1075004 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  5. 1 2 "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Horsfield, Steve (9 February 2021). "Jenny Pitman".

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