Boundary is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 and hamlet in South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire

South Derbyshire is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It contains a third of the National Forest, and the council offices are in Swadlincote....

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It is near Smisby

Smisby

Smisby is an ancient manor, a civil parish and small village in South Derbyshire, England.It is four miles from Melbourne and near the Leicestershire border and the town of Ashby de la Zouch...

 and near the Leicestershire border and the town of Ashby de la Zouch.

Early history

Formerly extra-parochial, it became a parish, The inhabitants attend the churches at Blackfordby

Blackfordby

Blackfordby is a small village about to the northwest of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in England. It is supposedly named after the Black Ford where water from the village spring crosses the main street over a coal outcrop...

, Leicestershire, and Smisby

Smisby

Smisby is an ancient manor, a civil parish and small village in South Derbyshire, England.It is four miles from Melbourne and near the Leicestershire border and the town of Ashby de la Zouch...

. The population in 1881 was 102, principally labourers and their families.

Today

Boundary is a long extended village, with a Public House at each end. The earliest reference to the Greyhound Inn was in the 1857 trade directory when the landlady was Elizabeth Cooper. At the other end of the village towards Ashby was the Red Lion. It got its licence in 1870 and in Septeember 1871 was bought by Brunt & Bucknall of Woodville, together with the 4 cottages adjoining, from Edward and Hannah Moore. The first landlord was John Thornley and he was still there in 1899. The Red Lion was finally demolished in the early 1960s by Frank Jones of Woodville, The Greyhound was also bought by Brunt & Bucknall, but the date of acquisition is not known. This establishment is still serving all though it has recently been refurbished.