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  East Midlands Oral History Archive: Blaby
Blaby is a rural borough to the south of the city of Leicester.
Centred around the town of Blaby the borough comprises a variety of different villages and small towns.
The Blaby District Council website provides a useful starting point for exploring the history of the area and includes detailed information on listed buildings in Blaby.
www.le.ac.uk /emoha/community/blaby.html   (139 words)

  
  GENUKI - Blaby Genealogy
"Blaby, a considerable village, on the south side of the Union Canal and a tributary stream of the Soar, and on the Lutterworth road, gives its name to a township, parish and Poor Law union.
The Leicestershire and Rutland Family History Society have indexed Blaby baptisms from 1560 - 1920, burials from 1568 - 1911 and deaths from 1568 - 1911.
On Blaby District Council website, see "heritage" in the A to Z index for information on Blaby and nearby villages.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LEI/Blaby.html   (372 words)

  
  Blaby - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6,240 (2001 figures).
Otherwise 'new' Blaby is a sizeable modern village with most shops and amenitites standing on the A426 between Leicester to the north and Lutterworth to the south.
It gives its name to the Blaby district and also to the Parliamentary constituency that was held by former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson between 1974 and 1992.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Blaby   (197 words)

  
 Blaby (district) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England.
The district includes Blaby, Braunstone Town, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Glenfield (the location of the headquarters of Leicestershire County Council), Enderby, Glen Parva, Huncote, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester Forest East, Narborough, Sapcote, Stoney Stanton, and Wigston Parva.
Blaby was represented in Parliament by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson, between 1974 and 1992.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Blaby_%28district%29   (120 words)

  
 Blaby - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Blaby, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in the East Midlands, situated in rural Leicestershire to the south of the city of Leicester and...
Lawson, Nigel, Baron Lawson of Blaby (1932-), British Conservative Party politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983-1989) under Margaret...
Leicestershire is administered by a county council and seven district councils: Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton,...
au.encarta.msn.com /Blaby.html   (66 words)

  
 Blaby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6,240 (2001 figures).
Otherwise 'new' Blaby is less a village than a suburb of Greater Leicester, with most shops and amenitites standing on the A426 between Leicester to the north and Lutterworth to the south.
It gives its name to the Blaby district and also to the Parliamentary constituency that was held by former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson between 1974 and 1992.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blaby   (240 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Blaby
Blaby itself is a small village, and the main centres of population in the area are Braunstone, Narborough, Countesthorpe and Glen Parva.
Farming, especially dairy farming, is the main occupation in Blaby, although over recent years farming in the area has been in gradual decline.
Areas of historical interest in the constituency include the 13th century Elmesthorpe Church which is thought to have provided shelter for the soldiers of King Richard III on their march from Leicester to the Battle of Bosworth.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/064.stm   (192 words)

  
 BLABY   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Blaby District is located in the centre of England extending between the south western edge of Leicester City and the Leicestershire border with Warwickshire, covering an area of approximately 50 square miles.
Blaby Hall, rebuilt in the Elizabethan style, stands in pleasant parklands.
However the parish is steeped in history, and the area known as King’s Stand, where at present there is a farm and a 9-hole golf course, was so called because King Henry VIII could stand there and shoot deer as they came out of the forest.
www.townfacts.co.uk /new_page_41.htm   (2213 words)

  
 Goleicestershire: Blaby
Blaby District covers an area south and west of Leicester, including the villages of Blaby, Narborough and Kirby Muxloe.
Stroll around Blaby village itself, much of which has been designated a conservation area.
Nearby at Glen Parva you can enjoy a walking trail around the remains of an old Saxon settlement, or follow The River Soar and Grand Union Canal all the way into the heart of Leicester city centre, whilst remaining surrounded by green parkland.
www.goleicestershire.com /blaby   (264 words)

  
 Bishops-Wood - Blaby | British History Online
BLABY (All Saints), a parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Guthlaxton, S. division of the county of Leicester, 5 miles (S. W.) from Leicester; containing, with the chapelry of Countessthorp, 1896 inhabitants.
It is intersected by the Union canal, and comprises 1250 acres, exclusively of the chapelry, which consists of 1200 acres; the soil is various, and the surface generally level.
The poor law union of Blaby comprises 22 parishes and places, and contains a population of 13,699.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=50804   (3566 words)

  
 Blaby Courier
Blaby.com are proud to have been chosen to include these pages in their web site.
It will now be possible for ex Blaby residents to log on and keep in touch with what is happening in their old village.
From now on all Blaby Couriers will be included here, initially from year 2000 onwards, but it is hoped that over time we can include an index of past Couriers.
www.blaby.com /blaby_courier.htm   (176 words)

  
 Blaby Leicestershire through time | Local history overview for the District/Unitary Authority
Blaby is a District/Unitary Authority in the county of Leicestershire, in England.
The modern boundaries of Blaby shown on 19th and 20th century maps.
Discover other units Blaby was related to, and how its boundaries changed.
www.visionofbritain.org.uk /GBH_match_page.jsp?ons=Blaby   (273 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Blaby is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Blaby constituency is in south west Leicestershire, named for the village of Blaby.
From Blaby: Blaby South, Cosby with South Whetstone, Countesthorpe, Croft Hill, Enderby and St John's, Millfield, Narborough and Littlethorpe, Normanton, North Whetstone, Pastures, Ravenhurst and Fosse, Saxondale, Stanton and Flamville, and Winstanley
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Blaby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (266 words)

  
 Blaby Library
The library is in the centre of Blaby, in the car park adjacent to "Waitrose".
 Blaby Library is all on one level with wide aisles.
It is the main library in the Blaby area and Beryl Jones, the library manager, is based here.
www.leics.gov.uk /index/community/libraries/county_libraries/blaby_libraries/blaby_library.htm   (123 words)

  
 etyres mobile tyres fitting service in Blaby Leicestershire
So, rather than having to travel to a traditional tyre depot to have tyres fitted, you remain at home or at work and we come to you.
Please feel free to call our freephone telephone number if you would like personal help and service, we are always ready and willing to explain the choices and make sure you are happy with our sales and service for car tyres and car batteries.
Otherwise 'new' Blaby is less a village than a suburb of Greater Leicester, with most shops and amenitites standing on the A426 between Leicester to the north and Lutterworth to the south.
www.etyres.co.uk /town-descriptions/tyres-blaby-leicestershire.htm   (473 words)

  
 The District of Blaby (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
The Electoral Registration Officer[7] for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
The areas of the new district and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2.
Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Blaby District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.
www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2002/20022882.htm   (1634 words)

  
 Overbearing Building in Blaby ? - in the district of Blaby District Council
Blaby District Council gave planning permission for this building in Blaby
This is a photograph of a publicly available document at the Planning Department of Blaby District Council.
The building that Blaby District Council approved stands, less than the general guidance distance of 21 metres, away from our windows.
www.4tallstoreys.com /index.htm   (1349 words)

  
 Blaby Information Online - guide and directory for Blaby,Leicestershire,UK with tourist information
If you live and work in Blaby, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related.
If you are looking for tourist information or information on how to get around we have details of Train times and ticket bookings, Coach times and ticket bookings plus car hire and flights with a list of UK Maps to help you find where you are going.
Blaby Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Blaby.
www.britinfo.net /index_Blaby.htm   (561 words)

  
 Mirago : Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: Leicestershire: Blaby
Blaby District Council - Comprehensive information about the district and how it is governed.
Blaby Golf Club - Comprehensive details of this golf club.
Blaby Net - Information on the history, guided walks and local businesses in this area.
www.mirago.co.uk /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top%2fRegional%2fEurope%2fUnited_Kingdom%2fEngland%2fLeicestershire%2fBlaby   (175 words)

  
 CRASH 1 - Blaby Software feature   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When you arrive at its small centre, the town of Blaby seems to be little more than an undistinguished suburb of Leicester.
Blaby had a large stand, packed with screens showing the various games.
It was hard to move within the exhibition area, but around the Blaby stand it was impossible.
www.mjwilson.demon.co.uk /crash/01/blaby.htm   (989 words)

  
 BBC - Leicester - Features - Return of the Blaby Tomatoes
At the start of the last century Shoults’ Tomato Farm in Blaby was famous for the quality of the tomatoes it produced.
I obtained tomato seeds collected from the Blaby site from a European seed bank and have been growing them under glass this winter.
The tomato fruits I have harvested from the Blaby plants are large, wide and have a quirky yellow collar!
www.bbc.co.uk /leicester/content/articles/2006/03/03/blaby_tomato_feature.shtml   (427 words)

  
 LAND FOR SALE in Blaby   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We are a specialist land agent, offering land for sale in Blaby.
Our land for sale comes in smaller acreage (under an acre) or larger acreage over 50 acres and can be bought for business, leisure activities or investment.
Provide your details and we will email you the property particulars when You'll now be one of the very first to hear about the latest land for sale in Blaby near to existing development.
www.landsaleuk-profit.co.uk /land-for-sale-Blaby.html   (139 words)

  
 Blaby Golf Leicestershire Find Blaby Golf Courses
Blaby Golf - Find Blaby golf courses public golf courses and private courses or find your dream golf vacation at one of the best golf resorts and top 100 golf courses for the ultimate Golfing experience.
Our Blaby golf directory is more than just a golf course search engine.
Find Blaby Leicestershire AL golf association, by using our golf association locator to find your local golf association.
www.who-golf.com /Golf/Leicestershire/Blaby   (154 words)

  
 Blaby Flatshare, Flatsharing, accommodation and property for rent   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Blaby Click Flatshare is for flatshare or self-contained accommodation, if that is in a flat share, bedsit or self-contained accommodation, in Blaby.
There are bits of advice sprinkled about the Blaby Click flatshare about Blaby sharing and renting, based on my own property and accommodation flatshare tales living and working in a few cities.
The most efficient way to use Blaby Click Flatshare is to paste in a posting and see who contacts you.
www.clickflatshare.co.uk /Blaby/A.asp   (386 words)

  
 The Boundary Committee for England : Your area : East Midlands : Leicestershire : Blaby
The Boundary Committee for England : Your area : East Midlands : Leicestershire : Blaby
Map A1 illustrates, in outline form, the proposed ward boundaries within the district and indicates the areas which are shown in more detail on Maps A2, A3, A4, A5 and the large map at the back of this report; (PDF)
Map A5 illustrates the proposed warding of Blaby parish; (PDF)
www.boundarycommittee.org.uk /your-area/blaby.cfm   (384 words)

  
 Blaby Leicestershire Village England UK Blaby Community website
Blaby Leicestershire Primary Schools, Pre-prep, Private Schools, Nursery, Colleges,.
Blaby Leicestershire Property for Sale, Propert to Let, Houses, Homes detached and semi-detached, Flats.
Blaby Leicestershire Old photographs of, old maps of, local photos, Genealogy, Famity, History, Heritage, Past, ancestors, ancestry.
www.ukvillages.co.uk /ukvillages.nsf/villages/Blaby-Leicestershire   (150 words)

  
 UK-GolfGuide : A golfer's Guide to Blaby Golf Course, Blaby in Leicestershire, England
Please note that although this club does not have a password which allows them to update their information via the Internet so please see the disclaimer at the foot of this screen regarding the accuracy and completeness of the information..
Please click on this icon for a popup page containing a more detailed map of the location of Blaby Golf Course as well as all the other golf clubs within a 30 mile radius of it.
Please also note that all green fee discount schemes are subject to certain restrictions so if you do decide to purchase any, please ensure that you check the small print before turning up at a club with voucher in hand.
www.uk-golfguide.com /england/78391.html   (552 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Blaby   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Genealogical notes of the families of Chester of Blaby, Leicestershire, and Chester of Wethersfield, Conn., New England [microform] by Robert Edmond Chester Waters (Unknown Binding - 1886)
Blaxall's report to the Local Government Board on the sanitary condition of certain localities in the Blaby Rural Sanitary District in connexion with prevalences of enteric fever by F. R Blaxall (Unknown Binding - 1881)
Parliament (he was elected for Blaby in Leicestershire in 1974).
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Blaby&tag=asiaobserver&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1   (802 words)

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