# Barsby

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{{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](/source/Borough_of_Melton)
| shire_county = [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire)
| region = East Midlands
| constituency_westminster = [Melton and Syston](/source/Melton_and_Syston_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town = LEICESTER
| postcode_district = LE7
| postcode_area = LE
| dial_code = 01664
| os_grid_reference = SK698113
| civil_parish = [Gaddesby](/source/Gaddesby)
}}
'''Barsby''' is a hamlet and former [civil parish](/source/civil_parish), now in the parish of [Gaddesby](/source/Gaddesby), in the [Melton](/source/Borough_of_Melton) district of [Leicestershire](/source/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](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time)|accessdate=21 November 2021}}</ref> The [surname](/source/Barsby_(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](/source/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](/source/chapelry) in [Ashby-Folville](/source/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](/source/Ashby_Folville) and areas were moved to and from [South Croxton](/source/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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== External links ==
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Category:Villages in Leicestershire
Category:Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
Category:Borough of Melton

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