Killerby, County Durham
Human settlement in England
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Killerby is a hamlet in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England.[1] It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington. In 2021 the parish had a population of 62.
- Killerby
| Killerby | |
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Killerby Hall and green | |
  Killerby Location within County Durham | |
| Population | 62 (2021 census) |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Durham |
| Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
| Ambulance | North East |
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Killerby:
KILLERBY, a township in Heighington parish, Durham; 7 miles NW of Darlington. Acres, 605. Real property, £1, 063. Pop., 109. Houses, 20. This place is a meet for the Raby hounds.[2]
Etymology
The name Killerby is of Old Norse origin. The first element is the given-name Kilvert and the second is bȳ meaning "farm". Spellings of the place-name suggest the first element was mistaken for Old French culvert ("freeman").[3]
Demographics
At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.[citation needed]
