Harby, Leicestershire
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 Harby from the south - Waltham Road |
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| Harby shown within Leicestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SK7449331135 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Melton Mowbray |
| Postcode district | LE14 |
| Dialling code | 01949 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Harby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Leicestershire. Harby is in the far north-east of the county in the Vale of Belvoir, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) north of the town of Melton Mowbray, and 13.9 miles (22.4 km) west south-west of the town of Grantham. The population at the 2011 census was included in the civil parish of Clawson, Hose and Harby. Although the village is in Leicestershire, the county town of Leicester is 21.4 miles (34.4 km) away; the closest city is Nottingham, 15.7 miles (25.3 km) away. The village is situated on the south side of the Grantham Canal.
Apart from Harby in Leicestershire there is a Harby, Nottinghamshire, Hårby in Denmark and a Harby near Kalmar in Sweden.
The seat of the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle is 6 miles (9.7 km) north east from Harby.
Harby has a post office, village shop and cafe, all located at the village garage on Nether Street.
The village was served by Harby and Stathern railway station, opened in 1879 and closed in 1962. Harby is on the now-defunct Grantham Canal. A wharf was formerly used to ship grain from the village mill on Colston Lane.
Harby is in the Rutland and Melton constituency. The current Member of Parliament is Alan Duncan.
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