Killerby | |
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![]() Killerby Hall and green | |
Location within County Durham | |
Population | 62 (2021 census) |
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Unitary authority | |
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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]
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]
At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.[ citation needed ]
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