Bagby Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:St Mary's Church, Bagby.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church, Bagby
Label Position:top
Coordinates:54.21°N -1.29°W
Official Name:Bagby
Population:593
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Bagby and Balk[1]
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:Thirsk
Postcode District:YO7
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE4680

Bagby is a village and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, 3miles south-east of Thirsk. The parish had a population of 470 according to the 2001 census and a population of 593 at the 2011 Census. The parish shares a grouped parish council with the adjacent parish of Balk.

The village is a mixture of old and new properties, farms, and some specialist furniture makers.

History

The name Bagby comes from an Old Norse personal name Baggi + Old Norse býr, meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Bagby is recorded in the Domesday Book as Bagebi/Baghebi.[2] (The name is shared with the village of Bigby, Lincolnshire, and the hamlet of Begbie, near Haddington, East Lothian).

Religion

St Mary's Church, Bagby is located in Church Lane. It is a Grade II Listed Building designed by Edward Buckton Lamb and built in 1862.

Airfield

Bagby Airfield is situated on the southern edge of the village. The privately owned airfield is used by light aircraft and helicopters but has been the subject of various planning control issues relating to expansion, noise nuisance, and increased air traffic.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish council - Bagby and Balk Parish Council . democracy.hambleton.gov.uk . 7 July 2021.
  2. http://www.domesdayextracts.co.uk/nearest.asp?type=old&easting=446000&northing=480000&nearname=BAGBY&Productid=1 Domesday extracts
  3. Web site: Development management/Bagby Airfield . Hambleton District Council . 22 September 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130929012007/http://www.hambleton.gov.uk/index.php/planningtopnav/development-management/bagby-airfield . 29 September 2013 . dmy-all .