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Ashby Folville Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashby Folville

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Ashby Folville history

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The village of ‘Ashby’ was recorded in the Domesday Book as consisting of twenty-four villagers, three smallholders, two slaves, one priest and being owned by the Countess Judith. By the time of the Leicestershire Survey of 1124-29 the manor had passed from Judith to her daughter Maud, Countess of Huntingdon.

The Folville Family

The Folville element of the placename comes from a family that had its seat here since at least 1137 when its lordship was held of the Honour of Huntingdon by Fulk de Folville. The family name, ultimately derived from Folleville in the French region of Picardy, was attached to several other sites in Leicestershire. The Folvilles were rebels during both Barons Wars; Sir William Folville had his lands seized for his part in the First Barons’ War in 1216.

Ashby Folville landmarks

After World War II, a resettlement camp for displaced people from Poland was established in a former US Army base in the grounds of Ashby Folville Manor.

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Best Ashby Folville places to visit

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Ashby Folville has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ashby Folville’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ashby Folville’s information audio spots:

Barsby Barsby is a village and former civil parish now in the parish of Gaddesby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 162. The surname derives from the village.

St Mary’s Church, Ashby Folville St Mary’s Church is a church in Ashby Folville, Leicestershire. It is a Grade I listed building. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed church.

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