Easby | |
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Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 197 (Including Little Ayton. 2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ577086 |
Civil parish |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
Postcode district | TS9 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Easby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England.[2][3] It lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Great Ayton. The larger village of Low Easby lies 0.3 miles (480 m) down the road, but neither have any amenities, only a postbox.
The name Easby comes from Old Norse and means farmstead or village of a man called Esa.[4]