{{Short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | region = East Midlands | shire_district = Melton | coordinates = {{coord|52|43|N|0|54|W}} | shire_county = Leicestershire | static_image_name = GreatDalbyweb.jpg | static_image_caption = St Swithun Parish Church, Great Dalby | constituency_westminster = Melton and Syston | civil_parish = Burton and Dalby | postcode_area = LE | postcode_district = LE14 | post_town = Melton Mowbray }}

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thumb|right|180px|Signpost in Great Dalby

'''Great Dalby''' is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burton and Dalby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, with a population of between 300 and 400. It is referred to in some UK census records as '''Dalby Magna'''. It is 3 miles south of Melton Mowbray.

== History == The parish church of St. Swithun was originally built during the 13th century and renovated several times since then. It is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{NHLE| num = 1360835| desc= CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN |accessdate = 17 November 2013}}</ref> The village's name derives from the Old Norse ''dalr-by'' meaning 'farm/settlement in a valley'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Great+and+Little+Dalby|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902190607/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Great+and+Little+Dalby|url-status=live}}</ref> Several villages in Denmark are also called Dalby.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 323.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10374728/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Great Dalby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 December 2022}}</ref> On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and to form "Burton and Dalby".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10374728|title=Relationships and changes Great Dalby CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=26 December 2022}}</ref>

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Category:Villages in Leicestershire Category:Former civil parishes in Leicestershire Category:Borough of Melton

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