Harby

Other current and historical names

Herd
Hertebi

Built-Up Area: Harby
Parish/Community: Clawson, Hose and Harby
District/Borough: Melton
County: Leicestershire
Region: East Midlands

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°52'21"N 0°53'25"W
Eastings/Northings: 474774, 331161
OS Grid: SK747311
Mapcode Local: GBR BMJ.X8D
Mapcode Global: WHFJM.9251

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Harby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Harby in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Harby.-- par. and vil. (ry sta. Harby and Strathern), N. Leicestershire, on Grantham Canal, 15 miles SE. of Nottingham, 2800 ac., pop. 591; P.O., T.O.

Harby in the Domesday Book

A village in Framland hundred, in the county of Leicestershire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Osmund Benz; Leofric of Bottesford; Oswulf son of Frani; Rolf
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Tosny
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Tosny
- Taxable Value: 17 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £4 in 1070; £5 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 3 smallholders; 24 freemen; 8 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 13 men's ploughs (14 plough lands)
- Meadow: 5 furlongs
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Bucy
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Gerard (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 2 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (1 plough land)

British Place Names

Harby, Leicestershire

Harby is a village in Leicestershire

Harby in historic gazetteers

Harby in the Domesday Book