Barton in Fabis

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption=Barton in Fabis
latitude= 52.89
longitude=-1.22
official_name=Barton in Fabis
population =
shire_district= Rushcliffe
shire_county= Nottinghamshire
region= East Midlands
constituency_westminster=
post_town= NOTTINGHAM
postcode_district = NG11
postcode_area=NG
dial_code=0115
os_grid_reference=SK5232

Barton in Fabis is a village and civil parish in the Rushcliffe district of Nottinghamshire. It has a population of about 250. The village is just south of Nottingham, being on the other side of the River Trent from Attenborough.

A ferry, "Barton Ferry", used to cross the River Trent to the Attenborough side near to the mouth of the River Erewash. A ferry has crossed the River Trent at this point since before 1774. [ Chapman’s Map of Nottinghamshire 1774. Nottinghamshire Library ISBN 0-902751-46-8. ]

The name originates from an older name, "Barton in the Beans" (Fabis being Latin for 'bean'), apparently referring to the beans grown in the village. This name was also used for a Leicestershire village, Barton in the Beans, which has retained its name.

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