Bagby is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the county of
North Yorkshire
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, England, south-east of
Thirsk. The parish had a population of 470 according to the 2001 census and a population of 593 at the 2011 Census.
The parish shares a
grouped parish council with the adjacent parish of
Balk.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of
Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council.
The village is a mixture of old and new properties, farms, and some specialist furniture makers.
History
The name Bagby comes from an Old Norse personal name ''Baggi'' + Old Norse ''býr'', meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Bagby is recorded in the
Domesday Book
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as ''Bagebi/Baghebi''. (The name is shared with the village of
Bigby, Lincolnshire, and the hamlet of
Begbie
The family name Begbie (orig. ''Baikbie'', 1566. ''Baigbie'', 1594) originates in south-east Scotland, where it is most common in the Edinburgh and East Lothian areas.
Begbie is derived from the Old Norse personal name and byname ''Baggi'' + Old N ...
, near
Haddington, East Lothian
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).
Religion
St Mary's Church, Bagby is located in Church Lane. It is a Grade II
Listed Building
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designed by
Edward Buckton Lamb and built in 1862.
Airfield
Bagby Airfield is situated on the southern edge of the village. The privately owned airfield is used by light aircraft and helicopters but has been the subject of various planning control issues relating to expansion, noise nuisance, and increased air traffic.
See also
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Listed buildings in Bagby
References
External links
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire