Barby, Northamptonshire
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Barby is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. In 2001 it had a population of 2,083.
Barby is located approximately 5 miles (8km) south of Rugby, and about 7 miles north of Daventry. The village is located upon a hill overlooking the Rains Brook and Leam valleys. The Oxford Canal is near. The village contains two garden centres, a pub, a general shop and Post Office, and a Church of England primary school. The village church is dedicated to St Mary. In 1965 Owen Maclaren designed and patented the first baby buggy at Arnold House, a restored medieval farmhouse. The village is twinned with Vulaines sur Seine in France.
The earth works from a Norman castle can be found on the northern edge of the village, off Castle Mound road.
Its name came from Old Norse Bergbýr = "hill dwelling"; like Rugby, Kilsby, Badby and Oadby it was likely settled or renamed by Vikings.
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- Map sources for Barby, Northamptonshire
