Scalby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gilberdyke, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Brough and 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Goole. It lies on the B1230 road.[1]
| Scalby | |
|---|---|
 Bungalow at Scalby | |
  Scalby Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE839296 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROUGH |
| Postcode district | HU15 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Historically in the wapentake of Howdenshire, it is now represented at Parliament as part of the Haltemprice and Howden Constituency.[2][3]
The name is from the same form as Scalby in North Yorkshire; Skalle-by, with Skalle being a personal name.[4] Skalle is Old Norse and by means farm or farmstead.[5]
Scalby was formerly a township in the parish of Blacktoft,[6] in 1866 Scalby became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Blacktoft, part also went to form Gilberdyke and Newport.[7] In 1931 the parish had a population of 160.[8]
References
edit- ^ "291" (Map). Goole & Gilberdyke. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-24488-3.
- ^ "Genuki: Blacktoft, Yorkshire (East Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 406. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1970) [1937]. Place-names of East Riding of Yorkshire and York. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-521-04907-5.
- ^ "History of Scalby, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Scalby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Population statistics Scalby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
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