Duggleby

Duggleby
Duggleby hamlet
Duggleby Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE878670
•  London	232 miles
Civil parish	Kirby Grindalythe
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALTON
Postcode district	YO17
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°05′32″N0°39′32″W / 54.092280°N 0.659020°W / 54.092280; -0.659020

Duggleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kirby Grindalythe, in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was part of the Ryedale district from 1974 to 2023.

It is 20 miles (32.2 km) north-east of York and 16 miles (25.7 km) south-west of Scarborough. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it.

To the south-east of the hamlet is Duggleby Howe, one of the largest round barrows in Britain.

Duggleby was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby-Grindalyth, ^[1] in 1866 Duggleby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirby Grindalythe. ^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 155. ^[3]

The name Duggleby derives from the Old Norse Dubgallbȳ meaning 'Dubgall's village'. ^[4]

References

1. "History of Duggleby, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 25 November 2023.
2. "Relationships and changes Duggleby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
3. "Population statistics Duggleby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2025.

External links

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