| Country: | England |
| Static Image: | Former Wesleyan Chapel, Barsby - geograph.org.uk - 559823.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Wesleyan Chapel |
| Coordinates: | 52.695°N -0.968°W |
| Official Name: | Barsby |
| Shire District: | Melton |
| Shire County: | Leicestershire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Rutland and Melton |
| Post Town: | Leicester |
| Postcode District: | LE7 |
| Postcode Area: | LE |
| 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.[1] The surname derives from the village.[2]
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Barn' or 'farm/settlement of the children/offspring'.[3] Barsby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Barnesbie.[4] Barsby was a chapelry in Ashby-Folville parish[5] 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.[6]