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 = Rutland and Melton
| post_town = Leicester
| postcode_district = LE7
| postcode_area = LE
| dial_code =
| 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, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 162.{{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}} The surname derives from the village.{{cite web|url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Barsby|title=Last name: Barsby|publisher=Surname Database|accessdate=21 November 2021}}
History
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Barn' or 'farm/settlement of the children/offspring'.{{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}} Barsby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Barnesbie.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/leicestershire1.html#barsby|title=Leicestershire A-G|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|accessdate=21 November 2021}} Barsby was a chapelry in Ashby-Folville parish{{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}} 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.{{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}}
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Category:Villages in Leicestershire
Category:Former civil parishes in Leicestershire
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