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Shoby

Description in 1887:
"SHOBY, par., Leicestershire, 4 miles NW. of Melton Mowbray, 710 ac., pop. 35."
John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles", 1887

Census

• The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  
• The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• There was no Anglican parish church at Shoby.
  
  

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Church Records

• Parisioners would attend the Anglican churches at Saxelby and Asfordby, so look for all christening, marriage and burial records in those church registers.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Shoby is a small parish which lies about 4.5 miles west of Melton Mobray. The parish covered just 969 acres, most of which was pasture for sheep and cattle.

The parish in 1881 consisted of two farms and some scattered houses. If you are planning a visit:

• The webpage author's small scale map (large area) shows no village of Shoby.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 6820.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• Although "Shoby" is the prefered usage, this parish also appears in old records as "Siwoldby".
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the eastern division of the county.
  
  
• This parish was an "ancient parish" of Leicestershire until 1428, when it became an extra-parochial area.
  
  
• In 1858, the parish was formally established as a Civil Parish.
  
  
• In April, 1936, the parish of Shoby was abolished to enlarge Grimston Civil Parish.
  
  
• The former parish has been merged into the Grimston, Saxelby and Shoby parish.
  
  
• The parish is currently part of the Melton Borough Council.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1871	29
1881	35
1891	26
1901	36
1911	23
1921	53
1931	49

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Schools

• The children of this parish attended school in Grimston.
  
  

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