Kirkby Mallory
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 36 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ W | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Leicestershire | ||
Kirkby Mallory is a civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire .
The small town of Kirkby Mallory is known nationwide in Great Britain for the nearby racing circuit, Mallory Park , which is the shortest permanent British circuit with a length of 2.173 km.
The town was founded by Sir Anketil Malory, a knight from the 14th century . He built Kirkby Manor, which gave the place its name. Ada Byron , the daughter of Lord Byron , lived in this property with her mother Anne Isabella Noel-Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth during her childhood.
Web links
Commons : Kirkby Mallory - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Private website with extensive information on Kirkby Mallory ( Memento from May 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )