Fadmoor

Fadmoor
Fadmoor is located in North Yorkshire
Fadmoor
Fadmoor
Location within North Yorkshire
Population184 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE676892
Civil parish
  • Fadmoor
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO62
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54°17′39″N 0°57′45″W / 54.29422°N 0.96256°W / 54.29422; -0.96256

Fadmoor is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.[2][3] It is on the border of the North York Moors and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Kirkbymoorside.

The name Fadmoor comes from Old English and means moor of a man called Fadda.[4]

Sheep sale at Fadmoor, autumn 2005

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Fadmoor Parish (E04007570)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood's Bay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319228999.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 182. ISBN 9780199609086.

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