Place:Gatenby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Name	Gatenby
Alt names	Gatenby	source: from redirect
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	54.285°N 1.501°W
Located in	North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	North Yorkshire, England (1974 - )
	Yorkshire, England
See also	Burneston (near Bedale), North Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Halikeld Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	early county division in which it was located
	Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	rural district 1894-1974
	Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England	municipal district of which it has been a part since 1974

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Gatenby (#12 on map) is now a civil parish and a secluded village in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about two miles east of the A1(M) major road or motorway, near to the River Swale. Nearby is RAF Leeming. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2010. At the 2011 UK census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Exelby, Leeming and Newton (#10).

The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography).

"GATENBY, a township in Burneston parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; near Leeming-Lane, 4 miles E of Bedale. Acres: 849. Real property: £1,331. Population: 80. Houses: [omitted in transcription]."

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Gatenby was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Burneston in the wapentake of Halikeld.

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Research Tips

GENUKI on Gatenby. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
A Vision of Britain through Time on Gatenby.
The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Burneston provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
Gatenby homepage with genealogy information

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Categories: North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Gatenby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Burneston (near Bedale), North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Halikeld Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England