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Harby sits in the heart of the Vale of Belvoir, about nine miles north of Melton Mowbray, where the landscape flattens out into rich grazing land. It’s a village defined by its layout along the Grantham Canal; many of the older brick cottages and farm buildings cluster around the waterway, which, although no longer navigable by boats, provides a steady walking route toward Hose or Redmile. The skyline is dominated by the limestone spire of St Mary’s Church, and the village remains a working community with an active primary school and a long-standing local pub, the Nag’s Head. Historically, Harby was a hub for ironstone quarrying and dairy farming - Stilton cheese has deep roots in this particular stretch of the Vale - though today it functions as a quiet residential base with a straightforward road link to Nottingham via the A52. It is a practical spot that feels very much a part of the surrounding countryside without being isolated.