Killerby, County Durham
Killerby | |
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Killerby Hall and green | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 62 (2021 census) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
Killerby is a hamlet in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England.[1] It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington. In 2021 the parish had a population of 62.
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Killerby:
KILLERBY, a township in Heighington parish, Durham; 7 miles NW of Darlington. Acres, 605. Real property, £1, 063. Pop., 109. Houses, 20. This place is a meet for the Raby hounds.[2]
Etymology
The name Killerby is of Old Norse origin. The first element is the given-name Kilvert and the second is bȳ meaning "farm". Spellings of the place-name suggest the first element was mistaken for Old French culvert ("freeman").[3]
Demographics
At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.
- ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Killerby". www.visionofbritain.co.uk. GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Key to English place-name.
External links
Media related to Killerby, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons
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