Barsby | |
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![]() Wesleyan Chapel | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
OS grid reference | SK698113 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LEICESTER |
Postcode district | LE7 |
Dialling code | 01664 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Barsby is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Gaddesby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 162. [1] The surname derives from the village. [2]
The village's name means "farm/settlement of Barn" or "farm/settlement of the children/offspring". [3] Barsby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Barnesbie. [4] Barsby was a chapelry in Ashby-Folville parish [5] in 1866 Barsby became a civil parish in its own right, on 24 March 1884 Ashby Newbould was transferred from Ashby Folville and areas were moved to and from South Croxton. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Gaddesby. [6]