Duggleby

Duggleby

Duggleby hamlet
Duggleby
Duggleby shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE878670
 London 232 miles
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber

Duggleby is a hamlet in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 20 miles (32.2 km) north-east from York and 16 miles (25.7 km) south-east from Scarborough. Duggleby is part of the civil parish of Kirby Grindalythe, which had a population of 247 people living in 92 households at the time of the last census in 2001.[1]

To the south-east of the hamlet is Duggleby Howe one of the largest round barrows in Britain. The name "Duggleby" is of Norse-Gaelic-origin and means "Dubhghall's Farm".

References

  1. "Lead View Table". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2009.

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