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Girsby
Girsby in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Girsby is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Girsby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies on high ground on the eastern bank of the River Tees. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2015. The population as of the 2011 census remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Over Dinsdale.
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Background
History
The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to the then bishop of Durham (St Cuthbert), and having three ploughlands. The name of the village derives from Old Norse and is either a personal name (Gris's farm or village) or from Griss (a young pig), meaning a pig farm. Historically the village was a township in the ancient parish of Sockburn, a parish divided by the River Tees between the North Riding of Yorkshire (which included Girsby) and County Durham (which included the township of Sockburn). Girsby became a separate civil parish in 1866. The settlement has fallen into disrepair, many of the remaining buildings are derelict, there are barely enough houses to constitute a…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4693, -1.4528
- Official site
- web.archive.org
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Girsby?
- Girsby is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4693°, -1.4528°.