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| Frisby | |
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.jpg) Frisby (2020) | |
  Frisby Location within Leicestershire | |
| Area | 1.50460 sq mi (3.8969 km2) |
| Population | 16 (2011) |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.2/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SK703015 |
| • London | 84.38 mi (135.80 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEICESTER |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Frisby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire that lies approximately 7.3 miles (11.7 km) southeast of the city of Leicester, that is now largely a deserted medieval village. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Frisby could mean 'farm/settlement of the Frisians'.[1][2] The 2011 census for Frisby returned 5 houses and 16 residents.[3] Often termed as Frisby by Gaulby (so as not to be confused with the nearby village of Frisby on the Wreake), the modern hamlet is situated between the village of Gaulby 1 mile (1.6 km) to the southwest and Billesdon 1.94 miles (3.12 km) to the northeast. The deserted part of the ancient hamlet is a Scheduled Ancient Monument[4] and can be located on the eastern side of the lane that leads down the hill from Gaulby Road, via Frisby House on a south-eastwards direction.[2] The earthwork "tofts & crofts" are still visible today, with foundations for two stone built buildings noted towards the center of the site (grid reference SK 70547 01602).[5]
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b Hoskins, W.G. (1941). "A Short History of Galby and Frisby" (PDF). Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeology Society. 22: 173–210. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Population (2011)". doogal.co.uk. doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Site of Deserted Medieval Village (Grade Scheduled Monument) (1018579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Hartley, Robert (2018). The Medieval Earthworks of South & South-East Leicestershire. Leicestershire Fieldworkers, Leicester. pp. 144–146. ISBN 978-0-9548200-3-9.