Killerby, County Durham

Killerby
Killerby Hall and green
Killerby is located in County Durham
Killerby
Killerby
Location within County Durham
Population62 (2021 census)
Civil parish
  • Killerby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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County Durham
54°34′30″N 1°42′11″W / 54.575°N 1.703°W / 54.575; -1.703

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

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 92 Barnard Castle & Richmond (Teesdale) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2011. ISBN 9780319228982.
  2. ^ "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Killerby". www.visionofbritain.co.uk. GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Key to English place-name.

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