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United Kingdom- Frisby, LeicestershireFrisby, LeicestershireFrisby is a hamlet, deserted medieval village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 26. The modern hamlet is situated between Gaulby and Billesdon, the ancient village site is nearby to the south-east, and is a...
, or Frisby-by-Gaulby - Frisby on the WreakeFrisby on the WreakeFrisby on the Wreake is a village in England located near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.The name of the village was coined by Danish invaders in the 9th or 10th centuries and refers to the farm or settlement of the Frisians. The "on the Wreake" suffix was added later to distinguish the village...
, also in Leicestershire
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- A misspelling of the Frisbee flying disc
- Mrs. Frisby, a field mouse who is the title character of the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH is a 1971 children's book by Robert C. O'Brien. Illustrated by Zena Bernstein, it won the 1972 Newbery Medal. A film adaptation, The Secret of NIMH, was released in 1982....