Burton and Dalby
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Burton and Dalby is a civil parish
in the Melton district of Leicestershire
, England
, to the south of Melton Mowbray
. It covers the villages of Burton Lazars
, Great Dalby
and Little Dalby
and according to the 2001 census had a population of 895.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Melton district of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, to the south of Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
. It covers the villages of Burton Lazars
Burton Lazars
thumb|Burton Lazars parish churchBurton Lazars is a small village two miles south-east of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. The name originates from Burton Saint Lazarus after Roger de Mowbray opened a leper hospital to take advantage of the natural spring water in the 12th century.The village...
, Great Dalby
Great Dalby
thumb|left|Great Dalby parish church of St. SwithunGreat Dalby is a small village 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.It has a population of between 300-400 and the parish church of St. Swithun was built during the 14th century....
and Little Dalby
Little Dalby
Little Dalby is a small village near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.The Little Dalby Estate is the Ernest Cook Trust's largest and, in many ways, its most complete estate. Extending to , the estate was purchased in two parts by Ernest Cook, the northern half from the Burns Harttop family in 1938...
and according to the 2001 census had a population of 895.