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Galby

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Description in 1871:
"GALBY, or Gaulby, a township and a parish in Billesdon district, Leicester. The township lies 2 miles SW of Billesdon, and 4¼ NE of Glen r. station. Real property, £1,578. Pop., 74. Houses, 14. The parish contains also the township of Frisby; and its post town is Billesdon, under Leicester. Acres, 1,170. Real property, £3, 179. Pop., 93. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. The land is hilly. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £275. Patron, the Hon. H. L. Powys-Keck. The church has a tower, and is very good."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72
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Census

  • The parish was in the Billesdon sub-district of the Billesdon registration district.
     
  • The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
     
Census
Year
Piece No.
1861R.G. 9 / 2254
1871R.G. 10 / 3228
1891R.G. 12 / 2494
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Church History

  • The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
     
  • The church was built circa 1200 AD.
     
  • The church seats 100.
     
  • Andrew HILL has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2008.
     
  • Tristan FORWARD also has a photograph of St. Peter's Church on Geo-graph, taken in December, 2008.
     
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Church Records

  • The Anglican parish register dates from 1609.
     
  • The church is in the rural deanery of Gartree (second portion).
     
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Civil Registration

  • The parish was in the Billesdon sub-district of the Billesdon registration district.
     
  • Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
     
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Description & Travel

Galby is a small village and a small parish seated on a height 8 miles southwest of Leicester city, 2 miles southwest of Billesdon and about 105 miles north of London. The parish covers about 920 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

  • By automobile, take the A47 arterial road east out of Leicester city and turn right (south) after passing through Houghton on the hill. That county road should, after about a mile, bring you to Galby village.
     
  • Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph taken in July, 2007. You could lend your artistic skills to them for the creation of new signs!.
     
You can see pictures of Galby which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

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History

  • Much of the parish land was used for grazing.
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Maps

  • See our Maps page for additional resources.
     

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK695011 (Lat/Lon: 52.603251, -0.975224), Galby which are provided by:

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Military History

There appears to be no War Memorial or even a Commonwealth War Grave in Galby.

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Names, Geographical

  • Literally, 'gall farm/settlement'. The specific may refer to a barren place in a field, a coppice or wet, poor ground. align="right"
     
  • Although "Galby" was the official name, "Gaulby" was the name preferred by the residents. Many records will be found under this spelling.
     
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Politics & Government

  • This place was an ancient parish of the county and a modern Civil Parish until 1936.
     
  • The parish was in the ancient Gartree Hundred (or Wapentake) in the southern division of the county.
     
  • The parish contained the townships of Galby and Frisby.
     
  • In April, 1936, this parish was abolished and all 2,301 acres were amalgamated into the new Broughton and Old Dalby Civil Parish.
     
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • The Coomon Land was inclosed here in the early part of the 17th century (most in 1614).
     
  • Bastardy cases would be heard in the East Norton petty session hearings the first Friday of each month.
     
  • As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Billesdon Poorlaw Union.
     
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Population

Population figures below are often just for the township and not the whole parish.

 YearInhabitants
1801104
1841108
187190
188188
189169
190152
191153
192156
193170
196180
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Schools

  • A Public Elementary School was built in 1875 for the parishes of Galby, Frisby, King's Norton and Stretton Parva and to hold 50 children.