Danby, North Yorkshire

Danby
The village Shop and post office
Danby is located in North Yorkshire
Danby
Danby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,411 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ707085
Civil parish
  • Danby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITBY
Postcode districtYO21
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
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54°28′04″N 0°54′35″W / 54.467700°N 0.909700°W / 54.467700; -0.909700

Danby is a village and civil parish in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Danby parish had a population of 1,411,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,515.[2] The statistician Karl Pearson spent a lot of time there.[3]

Danby is located within the North York Moors National Park and is home to Danby Lodge, the Moors' National Park Centre.[4] Danby Lodge is an official Dark Sky site.[5]

Danby is served by a rail network between Middlesbrough and Whitby as well as East Yorkshire's summer seasonal Moors Explorer bus, which links Danby and the surrounding villages with Malton, Beverley and Hull. Danby village incorporates the Duke of Wellington pub and the neighbouring post office. The village lies on the Esk Valley Walk.

The civil parish includes Ainthorpe, Botton, Castleton, Commondale, Danby, Fryup and Westerdale.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Danby Parish (1170217330)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Danby CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. ^ Porter, Theodore M. (2005). Karl Pearson: The Scientific Life in a Statistical Age. Princeton University Press. p. 264. ISBN 9780691126357. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ The Moors National Park Centre, Danby Archived 8 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ North York Moors National Park Authority, Danby Lodge National Park Centre, accessed on 11 November 2024