Population 40 Civil parish Gatenby Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county North Yorkshire | OS grid reference SE324878 Country England Local time Saturday 1:53 AM District Hambleton | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Gatenby is a secluded village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about two miles east of the A1 road, near to the River Swale. Nearby is RAF Leeming.
Map of Gatenby, Northallerton, UK
The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2010. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Exelby, Leeming and Newton.
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.
From the place name, there is a derivative English surname, see Gatenby (name).
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