Barkby Thorpe Explained

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]

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52.676°N -1.062°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute of Name-Studies. Barkby. Key to English Place-names. 26 February 2015. 26 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226212655/http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Leicestershire/Barkby. live.