Bagby

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title: "Bagby" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-north-yorkshire", "civil-parishes-in-north-yorkshire"] description: "Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-north-yorkshire" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagby" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	St Mary's Church, Bagby.jpg
static_image_caption	St Mary's Church, Bagby
label_position	top
coordinates
official_name	Bagby
population	593
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Bagby and Balk
unitary_england	North Yorkshire
lieutenancy_england	North Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
post_town	Thirsk
postcode_district	YO7
postcode_area	YO
os_grid_reference	SE4680
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| country = England | static_image_name = St Mary's Church, Bagby.jpg | static_image_caption = St Mary's Church, Bagby | label_position = top | coordinates = | official_name = Bagby | population = 593 | population_ref = (2011 census) | civil_parish = Bagby and Balk | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = | post_town = Thirsk | postcode_district = YO7 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE4680 Bagby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, 3 mi south-east of Thirsk. The parish had a population of 470 according to the 2001 census and a population of 593 at the 2011 Census. The parish shares a grouped parish council with the adjacent parish of Balk.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The village is a mixture of old and new properties, farms, and some specialist furniture makers.

History

The name Bagby comes from an Old Norse personal name Baggi + Old Norse býr, meaning "settlement" or "farmstead". Bagby is recorded in the Domesday Book as Bagebi/Baghebi. (The name is shared with the hamlet of Begbie, near Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, and also Baggeby, Stockholm county, Sweden).

Religion

St Mary's Church, Bagby is located in Church Lane. It is a Grade II Listed Building designed by Edward Buckton Lamb and built in 1862.

Airfield

Bagby Airfield is situated on the southern edge of the village. The privately owned airfield is used by light aircraft and helicopters but has been the subject of various planning control issues relating to expansion, noise nuisance, and increased air traffic.

References

References

1. "Parish council - Bagby and Balk Parish Council".
2. "Bagby Parish".
3. [http://www.domesdayextracts.co.uk/nearest.asp?type=old&easting=446000&northing=480000&nearname=BAGBY&Productid=1 Domesday extracts]
4. "Development management/Bagby Airfield". Hambleton District Council.

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