Killerby, North Yorkshire

Killerby is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) south east of the village of Catterick. It consists of a few scattered houses and farms, with an estimated population in 2013 of only 10.[1] There is no modern village in the parish.

Killerby

Barn at Killerby
Killerby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population10 
OS grid referenceSE260963
Civil parish
  • Killerby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRICHMOND
Postcode districtDL10
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Killerby was mentioned in the Domesday Book (as Chilvordebi), when it was a berewick to Catterick. In 1291 Bryan FitzAlan, lord of Bedale, was granted a licence to crenellate his house at Killerby.[2] The foundations of the castle can still be traced.[3] A hunting lodge was later built nearby, and its stable block built in 1788 survives.[4] Killerby Hall, an impressive country house was built in 1906 on the site.[5]

Killerby was a township in the ancient parish of Catterick in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[6] In 1974 Killerby was transferred to Hambleton district in the new county of North Yorkshire.

References
  1. "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Catterick". Victoria County History: A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 301–313. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Killerby Castle (1390628)". PastScape. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1295757)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. "Killerby Hall". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. Vision of Britain website

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