Barton in the Beans

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The village of Barton in Fabis in Nottinghamshire was once known as Barton in the Beans (Fabis being Latin for 'bean')

Barton in the Beans is a Hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It forms part of the Shackerstone civil parish. The village has no shops or pubs, only a Baptist Church and a post box. Ex Leicester Tigers coach Dean Richards used to live there. One of the earliest mentions of this place is in the Domesday book where it is listed amongst the lands given to Hugh de Grandmesnil ^[1] by the King. The land required half a plough and there were two acres of meadow.

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Coordinates: 52.65299° N 1.41606° W