Fadmoor Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.2942°N -0.9626°W
Official Name:Fadmoor
Population:184
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Fadmoor
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Thirsk and Malton
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO62
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE676892

Fadmoor is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] It is on the border of the North York Moors and 2miles north of Kirkbymoorside.

The name Fadmoor comes from Old English and means moor of a man called Fadda.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood’s Bay). 9780319228999 . Ordnance Survey. 2012.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225425/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html . live .
  3. Book: A Dictionary of British Place Names. A.D.. Mills. Oxford University Press. Oxford. first published 1991. 2011. First edition revised 2011. 9780199609086. 182.