ɪnðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd æz ɡˈælbaɪ, wˈʌn ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi mˈænɚz ɪn lˈɛstɚʃɚ hˈɛld baɪ hjˈuː də ɡɹˈændmɪsnˌɪl.
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village was recorded as Galbi, one of 230 manors in Leicestershire held by Hugh de Grandmesnil.