Population 130 Civil parish Fearby Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county North Yorkshire Dialling code 01765 | OS grid reference SE195812 Country England Local time Friday 4:50 AM District Borough of Harrogate UK parliament constituency Skipton and Ripon | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 4°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Fearby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the valley of the River Burn, 2 miles (3 km) west of Masham. Nearby settlements include Healey, High Ellington and Swinton. The population of the parish was estimated at 130 in 2013.
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Map of Fearby, UK
History
The village is first mentioned, as Federbi, in the Domesday Book which records a population of eight villagers and one smallholder. The toponym is of uncertain derivation. The element -by is of Old Norse origin, meaning "village", and the name could mean either "four villages" or "feather village".
Fearby was historically a township in the large ancient parish of Masham in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It became part of the new ecclesiastical parish of Healey in 1849. The civil parish of Fearby was formed in 1866.
Fearby is also an English surname with origins in York. Famous Fearbys include Richard Lambert Fearby.
Governance
Until 1974 Fearby was part of Masham Rural District (before 1934 Masham Urban District) in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is now part of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire. It lies within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The parish now shares a grouped parish council, known as Fearby, Healey and District Parish Council, with Healey and Ilton cum Pott.