Fearby
Fearby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Bedale and 2 miles (3 km) west of Masham. Nearby settlements include Healey, High Ellington and Swinton. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 195.[1]
The village is first mentioned, as Federbi, in the Domesday Book which records a population of eight villagers and one smallholder.[2] 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".[3]
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.[4] The civil parish of Fearby was formed in 1866.[5]
Fearby is also an English surname with origins in York. Famous Fearbys include Richard Lambert Fearby.
References
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- ↑ Open Domesday website
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- ↑ Vision of Britain: Fearby: Relationships/unit history
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