Blaby is a village in central Leicestershire, England, some five miles south of Leicester city centre and with a population of around 6,240 (2001 figures). Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ...

Its name probably came Old Norse Blábýr = "farmstead or village belonging to a man named Blár". The -r is a case ending. There seems to have been a dense patch of Viking settlement in Leicestershire. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... In grammar, the case of a noun or pronoun indicates its grammatical function in a greater phrase or clause; such as the role of subject, of direct object, or of possessor. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne warriors and traders of Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles and mainland Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late 8th–11th century. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ...

While there are few buildings of outstanding historical or architectural interest, old Blaby is a conservation area, it contains some ancient and picturesque dwellings and has a charming 'olde worlde' feel. Old Blaby also contains The Baker's Arms, a thatched public house that dates back to 1485 and is thus the second oldest pub in Britain (after Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem in Nottingham). There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Front of Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem is one of the 20 public houses (including three in Nottingham) which claim to be the oldest drinking establishment in Great Britain. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ...

To the South of the Bakers Arms stands Bouskell Park - a nature park with a 19th Century ice house.

Otherwise 'new' Blaby is less a village than a suburb of Greater Leicester, with most shops and amenitites standing on the A426 between Leicester to the north and Lutterworth to the south. Fosse Park shopping centre and the M1 and M69 motorways are just a few miles away. Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... Market Street Whittle memorial Lutterworth is a market town in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. ...

It gives its name to the Blaby district and also to the Parliamentary constituency that was held by former Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson between 1974 and 1992. Since 1992 its Member of Parliament has been Andrew Robathan. Blaby is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. ... The Houses of Parliament, as seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. ... Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born March 11, 1932), was a British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Andrew Robert George Robathan (born 17 July 1951) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Blaby in Leicestershire. ...

The Blaby Special heirloom tomato variety originates from the Shoults' Tomato Farm, which was located in Blaby from circa 1908 until the 1950s. [1]

External links

• Parish council
• grid reference SP565975
• The Lifeless - UK Punk band local to the area.
• Blaby Conservative Association
• The Displacements Blaby lads band

Coordinates: 52.57240° N 1.16777° W The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...