# Fadmoor

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Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Fadmoor Fadmoor Location within North Yorkshire Population 184 (2011)[1] OS grid reference SE676892 Civil parish Fadmoor Unitary authority North Yorkshire Ceremonial county North Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town YORK Postcode district YO62 Police North Yorkshire Fire North Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire UK Parliament Thirsk and Malton List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°17′39″N 0°57′45″W / 54.29422°N 0.96256°W / 54.29422; -0.96256

**Fadmoor** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England.[2][3] It is on the border of the [North York Moors](/source/North_York_Moors) and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of [Kirkbymoorside](/source/Kirkbymoorside).

The name Fadmoor comes from [Old English](/source/Old_English) and means *moor of a man called Fadda*.[4]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of [Ryedale](/source/Ryedale). It is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

The 18th century village pub, The Plough, closed in 2011 and became a [community asset](/source/Community_asset_transfer) in 2013. The work to re-open the pub was the subject of a [Channel 4](/source/Channel_4) documentary.[5]

Sheep sale at Fadmoor, autumn 2005

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [UK Census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census) (2011). ["Local Area Report – Fadmoor Parish (E04007570)"](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/sources/census_2011_ks/report?compare=E04007570). *Nomis*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics_(United_Kingdom)). Retrieved 30 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OS94_2-0)** *Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94*Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood's Bay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780319228999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780319228999).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OSGaz50_3-0)** ["Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html) (csv (download)). *www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk*. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225425/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mills, A. D. (2011) [first published 1991]. *A Dictionary of British Place Names* (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 182. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780199609086](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780199609086).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Comedian Jon Richardson joins Fadmoor village in restoring pub"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr5envn22m2o). *BBC News*. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

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