Duggleby Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0923°N -0.659°W
Official Name:Duggleby
Static Image Name:Duggleby.jpg
Static Image Caption:Duggleby hamlet
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Civil Parish:Kirby Grindalythe
Constituency Westminster:Thirsk and Malton
Postcode District:YO17
Postcode Area:YO
Post Town:MALTON
Os Grid Reference:SE878670
London Distance:232 miles

Duggleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Kirby Grindalythe, in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was part of the Ryedale district from 1974 to 2023.

It is 20miles north-east of York and 16miles south-west of Scarborough. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it.

To the south-east of the hamlet is Duggleby Howe, one of the largest round barrows in Britain.

Duggleby was formerly a township in the parish of Kirby-Grindalyth,[1] in 1866 Duggleby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirby Grindalythe.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 155.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Duggleby, in Ryedale and East Riding. A Vision of Britain through Time. 25 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Duggleby CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 25 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Population statistics Duggleby CP/Tn through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 25 November 2023.