# Fearby

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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Distinguish|Firby, North Yorkshire (disambiguation){{!}}Firby, North Yorkshire}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|54.225|-1.7|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Fearby
| static_image             = Fearby.jpg
| static_image_width       = 250px
| static_image_caption     = Cottages overlooking the village green at Fearby
| population               = 130
| population_ref           =
| civil_parish             = Fearby
| unitary_england          = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire_(district))
| lieutenancy_england      = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [Skipton and Ripon](/source/Skipton_and_Ripon_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = RIPON
| postcode_district        = HG4
| postcode_area            = HG
| dial_code                = 01765
| os_grid_reference        = SE195812 
}}

'''Fearby''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It is located in the valley of the [River Burn](/source/River_Burn%2C_North_Yorkshire) {{Convert|2|mi|0}} west of [Masham](/source/Masham). Nearby settlements include [Healey](/source/Healey%2C_North_Yorkshire), [High Ellington](/source/High_Ellington) and [Swinton](/source/Swinton%2C_Harrogate). The population of the parish was estimated at 130 in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council|title=Population Estimates|year=2013|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|access-date=11 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113133520/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|archive-date=13 January 2012}}  In the 2011 Census the population of the parish was included with the parish of [Ellington High and Low](/source/Ellington_High_and_Low), and not separately counted.</ref>

== History ==
The village is first mentioned, as ''Federbi'', in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) which records a population of eight villagers and one [smallholder](/source/smallholding).<ref>[http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SE1981/fearby/ Open Domesday website]</ref>  The toponym is of uncertain derivation.  The element ''-by'' is of [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) origin, meaning "village", and the name could mean either "four villages" or "feather village".<ref>{{Citation | contribution = Fearby  | year = 2010  | title = The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names  | editor-last = Watts | editor-first = Victor  | publisher = Cambridge University Press  }}</ref>

Fearby was historically a [township](/source/Township_(England)) in the large ancient parish of Masham in the [North Riding of Yorkshire](/source/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire).  It became part of the new ecclesiastical parish of Healey in 1849.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64761 |title=Parishes: Masham |editor-first=William|editor-last=Page |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |year=1914 |work=A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1 |access-date=10 June 2012 }}</ref>  The civil parish of Fearby was formed in 1866.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fearby Tn/CP through time|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10424501|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>

== Governance ==
Until 1974 Fearby was part of Masham Rural District (before 1934 Masham Urban District) in the [North Riding of Yorkshire](/source/North_Riding_of_Yorkshire). From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the [Borough of Harrogate](/source/Borough_of_Harrogate), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).  It lies within the [Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty](/source/Nidderdale_Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty).

The parish now shares a [grouped parish council](/source/grouped_parish_council), known as Fearby, Healey and District Parish Council, with [Colsterdale](/source/Colsterdale), [Ellingstring](/source/Ellingstring), [Healey](/source/Healey%2C_North_Yorkshire) and [Ilton cum Pott](/source/Ilton_cum_Pott).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Parish|publisher=Fearby Healey and District Parish Council|url=http://www.fearbyhealeydistrict-pc.org/#!the-parish/c8de|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Fearby](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Fearby)

==References==

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==External links==
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire
Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire

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