Place:Frisby (near Billesdon), Leicestershire, England

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NameFrisby (near Billesdon)
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates52.608°N 0.957°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
See alsoGaulby, Leicestershire, Englandparish in which it was a township
Gartree Hundred, Leicestershire, Englandhundred in which the parish was included
Billesdon Rural, Leicestershire, Englandrural district of which it was part 1894-1974
Harborough District, Leicestershire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Family History Library Catalog


NOTE: There is another parish in Leicestershire named Frisby on the Wreake. It is now in the Melton District in the northeast of the county.


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Frisby (near Billesdon) is a hamlet and a deserted medieval village, but has been a civil parish since 1866. It is now located in the Harborough District of Leicestershire. Before 1866 it was a township in the parish of Gaulby. According to the 2001 UK census the parish had a population of 26. The modern hamlet is situated between Gaulby and Billesdon; the ancient village site is nearby to the southeast, and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Frisby (near Billesdon) from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"FRISBY, a township in Galby [Gaulby] parish, Leicestershire; 8 miles ESE of Leicester. Real property: £1,601. Population: 19. Houses: 4."
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