Easby, Hambleton
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
| Easby | |
|---|---|
  Easby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 197 (Including Little Ayton. 2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ577086 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS9 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
The name Easby comes from Old Norse and means farmstead or village of a man called Esa.[4]
References
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Easby Parish (1170216829)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
- "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- 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.
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