Barnby Moor

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Barnby Moor
Barnby Moor is located in Nottinghamshire
Barnby Moor
Barnby Moor
Location within Nottinghamshire
Population278 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK6684
Civil parish
  • Barnby Moor
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRETFORD
Postcode districtDN22
Dialling code01777
PoliceNottinghamshire
FireNottinghamshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Nottinghamshire
53°21′N 1°00′W / 53.35°N 1.00°W / 53.35; -1.00Coordinates: 53°21′N 1°00′W / 53.35°N 1.00°W / 53.35; -1.00

Barnby Moor is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 257 (2001 census), increasing to the 2011 Census to 278.[1] The village is about three miles north of East Retford.

Geography[]

The A638 passes through the village.

Bilby exclave[]

The hamlet of Bilby is within the parish of Barnby Moor constituting a detached portion thereof due to being separated by narrow strips of Hodsock and Babworth. This means Barnby Moor is one of a very small number of civil parishes in England to still have a detached portion. [2]

People[]

Beatrice Tomasson, the mountaineer, was born here in 1859 to William and Sarah Anne Tomasson, she was their second child.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
  3. ^ Reisach, Hermann (2001). "Beatrice Tomasson and the South Face of the Marmolada" (PDF). Alpine Journal: 105–113. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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