Danish suffix -by ("farm" or "village"), thus "Bardolf's farm". The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book. In the Middle Ages the village was in the Ouse and Derwent wapentake of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and in the large ancient parish of Hemingbrough. The judges William and Robert de Bardelby are said to have taken their name after Barlby. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with the parish of Osgodby to form the new parish of Barlby with Osgodby. In 1974 Barlby was transferred from the East Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. Governance An electoral ward in the name of Barlby exists. This ward had a population of 4,163 at the 2011 Census. Gallery References External links Barlby and Osgodby Parish Council web site The Ordnance Survey grid reference for Barlby Hilltop is The Ordnance Survey grid reference for Barlby Bridge is Villages in North Yorkshire Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire Selby District