Gatenby

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Gatenby
Gatenby is located in North Yorkshire
Gatenby
Gatenby
 Gatenby shown within North Yorkshire
Population 40 
OS grid reference SE324878
Civil parish Gatenby
District Hambleton
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTHALLERTON
Postcode district DL7
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.

File:Gatenby Wood, Gatenby, North Yorkshire.jpg
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 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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