Barsby is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
now in the parish of
Gaddesby
Gaddesby is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Ashby Folville and Barsby) at the 2011 census was 762. It is located around southwest of Melton Mowbray and ...
, in the
Melton district, in the county of
Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 162. The
surname derives from the village.
History
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Barn' or 'farm/settlement of the children/offspring'. Barsby was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...
as ''Barnesbie''. Barsby was a
chapelry in
Ashby-Folville parish in 1866 Barsby became a civil parish in its own right, on 24 March 1884 Ashby Newbould was transferred from
Ashby Folville
Ashby Folville is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gaddesby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England, south west of Melton Mowbray. In 1931 the parish had a population of 123.
History
The village of 'Ashby' w ...
and areas were moved to and from
South Croxton
South Croxton (traditionally pronounced "crow-sun" ˆkroÊŠsÉ™n is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It had a population of 261 in the 2011 census. Nearby villages include Beeby, Barsby and Twyford. ...
. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Gaddesby.
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Villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Borough of Melton
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