Country: | England |
Shire District: | Charnwood |
Shire County: | Leicestershire |
Constituency Westminster: | Charnwood |
Coordinates: | 52.676°N -1.062°W |
Region: | East Midlands |
Civil Parish: | Barkby Thorpe |
Static Image Name: | Welcome to Barkby Thorpe - geograph.org.uk - 497106.jpg |
Population: | 50 |
Postcode District: | LE7 |
Postcode Area: | LE |
Post Town: | Leicester |
Barkby Thorpe is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The hamlet has a population of around 50, and is close to the Leicester urban sprawl in Thurmaston. Nearby villages are Barkby, Beeby, Hamilton, Hamilton Lea and the abandoned village of Hamilton.
The name Barkby has an Old Norse origin meaning "Barki's farm/settlement".[1]