Kilby Bridge is a hamlet on the A5199 Welford Road south of the city of Leicester in the borough of Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England. The population of the hamlet at the 2011 census was 36.[1]
| Kilby Bridge | |
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 Kilby Bridge (2013) | |
  Kilby Bridge Location within Leicestershire | |
| Population | 36 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SP609970 |
| • London | 84.64 mi (136.21 km) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIGSTON |
| Postcode district | LE18 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Oadby & Wigston Borough Council |
Geography
editKilby Bridge forms part of the borough of Oadby and Wigston whose southernmost boundary is along the River Sence, situated in the Sence valley 1.32 miles (2.12 km) south of Wigston Magna between the villages of Newton Harcourt 1.71 miles (2.75 km) to the east and the deserted medieval village of Foston 0.63 miles (1.01 km) to the south. The hamlet has two bridges that take the Welford Road over the River Sence and the Grand Union Canal. The third bridge takes the Midland Main Line railway over the Welford Road to the north of the hamlet.
History
editMention of a stone bridge over the River Sence at Kilby Bridge can be found in records dating back to the late 13th century (c. 1282-92). Originally written as Stanbrig or Stanbric (Stone Bridge) on the river, the bridge is listed in what was then known as Kilby gate (the road to Kilby) in the Broad Meadow up to at least 1731.[2] The Grand Union Canal arrived in the early 1790s[3] and the railway line arrived in the mid 1850s.[4]
Today
editThe commercial activities of the area include a canal side public house, the Navigation Inn, a depot owned by British Waterways, and a car dealership.
References
edit- ^ "E00131884 Census Output Area (OA)". doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Hoskins, W.G. (1936). "The Fields of Wigston Magna" (PDF). Leicestershire Archaeology Society. 19: 194. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)". canalrivertrust.org.uk. The Canal & River Trust. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Opening of the Leicester and Hitchin Line". Bedfordshire Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 9 May 1857. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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