Barkby Thorpe

Barkby Thorpe
Barkby Thorpe Location within Leicestershire
Population	50
Civil parish	Barkby Thorpe
District	Charnwood
Shire county	Leicestershire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Leicester
Postcode district	LE7
Police	Leicestershire
Fire	Leicestershire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Charnwood
List of places UK England Leicestershire 52°40′34″N 1°03′43″W / 52.676°N 1.062°W / 52.676; -1.062

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]