Blaby (Leicestershire)

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Blaby (Leicestershire)
Mini roundabout in Blaby - geograph.org.uk - 481624.jpg
Coordinates 52 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 10 ′  W
OS National Grid SK583127
Blaby (Leicestershire) (England)
Blaby (Leicestershire)
Blaby (Leicestershire)
Residents 6200 (as of 2011)
administration
ZIP code section LE7
prefix 0116
Part of the country England
region East Midlands
Shire county Leicestershire
District Blaby

Blaby is a civil parish in the county of Leicestershire in England with about 6,200 inhabitants (as of 2011). Blaby is the administrative center of the Blaby District .

location

The place is 4 km south of Leicester , near the M1 motorway .

Attractions

  • All Saints Church
  • Various old houses in Old Blaby

Parish partnership

There is a partnership with the municipality of Villers-sous-Saint-Leu in northern France .

Sons and daughters of the church

  • Members of the rock band Kasabian come from here

Web links

Commons : Blaby (village)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Local Communities in Charnwood ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, 386 KB; PDF page 17)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.charnwood.gov.uk