Shoby

Shoby is a hamlet and former civil parish 12 miles (19 km) north east of Leicester,[1] now in the parish of Grimston, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 2000 it had an estimated population of 39.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 49.[3][4] Gregory Brokesby who was a resident of Shoby became the Sheriff of Leicestershire in 1632.[2]

Shoby
Priory Farm
Shoby is located in Leicestershire
Shoby
Shoby
Location within Leicestershire
Population39 (2000 estimate)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Shoby" means 'Sigvald's farm/settlement'.[5] Shoby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Seoldesberie.[6] Shoby is a deserted medieval village, it was deserted between 1350 and 1400 because of the Black Death or retreat from marginal lands.[7] Shoby had a priory, a building is now on the site,[8] which was formerly Priory Farmhouse and now called "Shoby Priory" and is a Grade II listed building.[9] Shoby was an extra-parochial area, in 1858 it became a civil parish, on 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Grimston.[10]

References
  1. "Distance from Shoby [52.776497, 0.989285]". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "About our villages". Grimston, Saxelbye and Shoby Parish Council. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "Population statistics Shoby ExP/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. "Shoby". GENUKI. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. "Shoby Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. "Leicestershire S-Z". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. Historic England. "Shoby (319577)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. Historic England. "Shoby Priory (319586)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  9. Historic England, "Shoby Priory (1075038)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 October 2020
  10. "Relationships and changes Shoby ExP/AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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