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Easby, Hambleton

Coordinates: 54°28′12″N 1°06′39″W / 54.46996°N 1.11075°W / 54.46996; -1.11075
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Easby
Easby is located in North Yorkshire
Easby
Easby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population197 (Including Little Ayton. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ577086
Civil parish
  • Easby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode districtTS9
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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54°28′12″N 1°06′39″W / 54.46996°N 1.11075°W / 54.46996; -1.11075

Easby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.[2][3] It lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Great Ayton. The larger village of Low Easby lies 0.3 miles (480 m) down the road, but neither have any amenities, only a postbox.

The Methodist chapel of Easby

The name Easby comes from Old Norse and means farmstead or village of a man called Esa.[4]

St Agatha's Chapel lies in the village.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Easby Parish (1170216829)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ Mills, A. D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780199609086.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Agatha (1150665)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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