Ashby Folville is a village in the Melton district of Leicestershire

Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

, south west of Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...

. The civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 of Ashby Folville was abolished in 1936 and its 1796 acres (726.8 ha) were merged with Gaddesby

Gaddesby

Gaddesby is a village in Leicestershire, England, south of Melton Mowbray and north east of Leicester. In 1936 the civil parish of Ashby Folville was merged with Gaddesby.Present day Gaddesby has 170 households and a population of almost 450...

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The village was recorded in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

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The Folville element of the placename comes from a family that had its seat here. The family name, ultimately derived from Folleville

Folleville, Somme

Folleville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Folleville is situated on the D109 road, about south of Amiens.-Population:-Places of interest:* Chateau de Folleville...

 in the French region of Picardy

Picardy

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, is attached to several other sites in Leicestershire, such as the deserted village of Newbolt Folville. Eustace Folville

Eustace Folville

]Eustace Folville was the leader of a robber band active in Leicestershire and Derbyshire in the first half of the 14th century. With four of his younger brothers, he was responsible for two of the most notorious crimes of early 14th century England: no mean achievement, considering the same...

 (died 1346) was the leader of a robber band active in Leicestershire and Derbyshire in the first half of the 14th century. With four of his younger brothers, including the priest Richard

Richard Folville

Richard Folville was a member of the infamous robber band captained by his older brother Eustace.-Biography:Richard was the fourth of seven sons born to Sir John Folville of Ashby Folville, Leicestershire. In 1321 he was created rector to the small country parish of Teigh, about 12 km east of...

, they were responsible for two of the most notorious crimes of early 14th century England.

The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building.

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

Ashby Folville Manor

Ashby Folville Manor is a late 19th century house in Neo-Tudor style in the village of Ashby Folville, Leicestershire. The house was substantially rebuilt in 1891-1893 by the architect John Ely of Manchester after a fire....

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