Barsby
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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. The surname derives from the village.
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It is catalogued under topics including Borough of Melton, Former civil parishes in Leicestershire and OpenDomesday.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- United Kingdom
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- Gaddesby
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- Former Wesleyan Chapel, Barsby - geograph.org.uk - 559823.jpg
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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. 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 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 and areas were moved to and from South Croxton. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Gaddesby.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barsby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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