Killerby, North Yorkshire

{{short description|Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.361|-1.599|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Killerby

| static_image = Buildings at Killerby - geograph.org.uk - 836579.jpg

| static_image_caption = Barn at Killerby

| population = 10

| civil_parish = Killerby

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = RICHMOND

| postcode_district = DL10

| postcode_area = DL

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE260963

}}

Killerby is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, {{convert|2|mi|0}} south east of the village of Catterick. It consists of a few scattered houses and farms, with an estimated population in 2013 of only 10.{{cite web|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council|title=Population Estimates|year=2013|url=http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|accessdate=15 May 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113133520/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=16424&p=0|archivedate=13 January 2012}} There is no modern village in the parish.

Killerby was mentioned in the Domesday Book (as Chilvordebi), when it was a berewick to Catterick. In 1291 Bryan FitzAlan, lord of Bedale, was granted a licence to crenellate his house at Killerby.{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp301-313|title=Parishes: Catterick |editor-first=William|editor-last=Page|editor-link=William Henry Page |publisher=Institute of Historical Research |year=1914 |work=Victoria County History: A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1|pages= 301–313 |accessdate=15 May 2016}} The foundations of the castle can still be traced.{{PastScape |num=1390628 |desc=Killerby Castle |access-date=30 July 2019}} A hunting lodge was later built nearby, and its stable block built in 1788 survives.{{NHLE |num=1295757 |accessdate=15 May 2016}} Killerby Hall, an impressive country house was built in 1906 on the site.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-424000-495000/page/17|publisher=BBC|date=1986|work=Domesday Reloaded|title=Killerby Hall|accessdate=15 May 2016}}

Killerby was a township in the ancient parish of Catterick in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and became a separate civil parish in 1866.[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10440385/relationships Vision of Britain website] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.