Gatenby

For the surname, see Gatenby (name).

Gatenby
Gatenby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	40
OS grid reference	SE324878
Civil parish	Gatenby
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district	DL7
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°17′07″N1°30′04″W / 54.28515°N 1.50112°W / 54.28515; -1.50112

Gatenby is a secluded village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about two miles east of the A1(M) road, near to the River Swale. Nearby is RAF Leeming.

Looking north to Gatenby Wood with the village beyond

The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2010. ^[1] At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The place name is found in the Domesday Book as Ghetenesbi, the meaning is unclear, one interpretation is "goat's tongue ridge farm", a farm situated on a narrow ridge. ^[2]

From the place name, there is a derivative English surname, see Gatenby (name).

References

1. "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
2. Smith, AH (1928). The place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire (PDF). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 227–228. OCLC   3818214.

External links

• Gatenby homepage Gatenby homepage with genealogy information