Gatenby

For the surname, see Gatenby (name).

Gatenby
Gatenby is located in North Yorkshire
Gatenby
Gatenby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population40 
OS grid referenceSE324878
Civil parish
  • Gatenby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTHALLERTON
Postcode districtDL7
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
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England
Yorkshire
54°17′07″N 1°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.

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).

  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.