Killerby, North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 54°21′40″N 1°35′56″W / 54.361°N 1.599°W
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 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
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ William Page (editor) (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.
- ↑ "Killerby Castle". Gatehouse Gazetteer. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (332335)". Images of England.
- ↑ "Killerby Hall". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. 1986. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Vision of Britain website
External links
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