Barsby

You may want to use the Library in Melton Mowbray as the local Library is a former phone box.

Chris DOWNER has a photograph of the Barsby Library on Geo-graph, taken in February, 2017.

• The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
   
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
   
• The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
   
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
   

Census Year	Piece No.
1861	R.G. 9 / 2299
1871	R.G. 10 / 3293
1891	R.G. 12 / 2543

• Parishioners attended church at Ashby Folville.
   
• In 1887 a church mission room was opened to serve Anglican parishioners. The Mission Room was still functioning in 1912.
   

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1698.
   
• The parish was in the Soke of Rothley.
   
• The Wesleyan Methodists built a chapel here in 1826.
   
• Tim HEATON has a photograph of the former Wesleyan Chapel on Geo-graph, taken in September, 2007.
   

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
   
• The parish was in the Somerby sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District until 1935.
   
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
   

Barsby is a village and a parish, 1 mile south-east of Gaddesby, 7.5 miles south-west of Melton Mowbray, and 9 miles north-east of Leicester city.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A46 north out of Leicester to the A607 arterial road and turn right (east). At Rearsby, take the B674 road east (right) and go about a mile and a half. Barsby will be on your left.
   
• Mat FASCIONE has a photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in March, 2009.
   
• Mat has a second photograph of the Village Sign on Geo-graph, taken in May, 2012.
   

• Geograph
• Flickr

• Ask for a calculation of the distance from Barsby to another place.

You can see the administrative areas in which Barsby has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.

• Much of the parish land was used for grazing.
   
• Many farmers here produced Stilton cheese.
   

• Barsby Hall is a fine brick structure and was the seat of the CHENEY family.
   

• See our Maps page for additional resources.
   

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SK698114 (Lat/Lon: 52.695791, -0.96862), Barsby which are provided by:

• OpenStreetMap
• Google Maps
• StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
• Bing (was Multimap)
• OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
• Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
• National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
• Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
• English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
• Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
• GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)

• All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
• Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.

On the old Village Hall grounds stands a Commemorative granite stone with dedicatory metal plaque in thanksgiving for return of 12 villagers. Unveiled 4 April 1998 by Wing Commander John SMITH-CARRINGTON.

• This place was an ancient chapelry of the county and became a modern Civil Parish in December, 1866.
   
• The parish was in the ancient East Goscote Hundred in the northern (or eastern) division of the county.
   
• In March, 1884, the parish was enlarged by receiving the "Ashby Newbould" portion of Ashby Folville Civil Parish.
   
• In March, 1884, the parish was reduced by transferring the "Barsby Lodge" portion to South Croxton Civil Parish.
   
• In March, 1884, the parish was enlarged by receiving a portion of South Croxton Civil Parish.
   
• In April, 1936, this parish was abolished and all 1,147 acres amalgamated with Gaddesby Civil Parish.
   

• Bastardy cases would be heard in the Melton Mowbray petty session hearings.
   
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, this parish became part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
   

Year	Inhabitants
1841	291
1861	290
1871	273
1881	254
1891	188
1901	171
1911	180
1921	163
1931	162

• The children of this place attended school at Ashby Folville.