Barsby

{{Short description|Village in Leicestershire, England}} {{for|the surname|Barsby (surname)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Use British English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image =Former Wesleyan Chapel, Barsby - geograph.org.uk - 559823.jpg | static_image_caption =Wesleyan Chapel | coordinates = {{coord|52.695|-0.968|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Barsby | population = | shire_district = Melton | shire_county = Leicestershire | region = East Midlands | constituency_westminster = Melton and Syston | post_town = LEICESTER | postcode_district = LE7 | postcode_area = LE | dial_code = 01664 | os_grid_reference = SK698113 | civil_parish = Gaddesby }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10370164/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Barsby Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> The surname derives from the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Barsby|title=Last name: Barsby|publisher=Surname Database|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref>

== History == The village's name means "farm/settlement of Barn" or "farm/settlement of the children/offspring".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Barsby|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|access-date=12 August 2021|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810074324/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Barsby|url-status=live}}</ref> Barsby was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Barnesbie''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/leicestershire1.html#barsby|title=Leicestershire A-G|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> Barsby was a chapelry in Ashby-Folville parish<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10604|title=History of Barsby, in Melton and Leicestershire|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10370164|title=Relationships and changes Barsby Ch/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref>

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Category:Villages in Leicestershire Category:Former civil parishes in Leicestershire Category:Borough of Melton