In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barsby like this:
BARSBY a chapelry in Ashby-Folville parish, Leicestershire; 6 miles E of Syston r. station, and 10 NE of Leicester. Post Town, Gaddesby under Melton-Mowbray. Acres, 1,030. Real property, £2,219. Pop., 290 Houses, 63. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
Barsby through time
Barsby is now part of Melton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Melton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barsby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barsby, in Melton and Leicestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10604
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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