Killerby, County Durham

Killerby is a hamlet in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England.^[1] It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington. In 2021 the parish had a population of 62.

Killerby
Killerby Hall and green
Killerby Location within County Durham
Population	62 (2021 census)
Civil parish	Killerby
Unitary authority	Darlington
Ceremonial county	Durham
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England County Durham 54.575°N 1.703°W / 54.575; -1.703

In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) John Marius Wilson described Killerby:

KILLERBY, a township in Heighington parish, Durham; 7 miles NW of Darlington. Acres, 605. Real property, £1, 063. Pop., 109. Houses, 20. This place is a meet for the Raby hounds.^[2]

Etymology

The name Killerby is of Old Norse origin. The first element is the given-name Kilvert and the second is bȳ meaning "farm". Spellings of the place-name suggest the first element was mistaken for Old French culvert ("freeman").^[3]

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.^{[citation needed]}