Bushby is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Thurnby and Bushby, in the
Harborough district, in
Leicestershire
Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...
, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 336.
It lies just south of the A47
Uppingham Road, which leads east from
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
, and contiguous with the village of
Thurnby. The principal thoroughfare is the east-west Main Street, off which lead half a dozen closes built since the 1950s. Its central point is the 'spinney', a clump of pine trees forming an island created when a dog's-leg in Main street was straightened out. Most of the settlement is made up of commuter housing, but it retains a handful of farms and shops. Though the local pub lies in Thurnby, its old skittle alley is on Bushby territory, with the consequence that it used to have later opening hours.
History
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Butr/Butsi'.
Bushby became a parish in 1866, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Thurnby.
References
External links
Bushby on Leicestervillages.com
Villages in Leicestershire
Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Harborough District
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