Killerby, County Durham

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK place Killerby is a hamlet in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England.<ref name=OS92>Template:Cite map</ref> It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington. In 2021 the parish had a population of 62.

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

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Etymology

The name Killerby is of Old Norse origin. The first element is the given-name Kilvert and the second is meaning "farm". Spellings of the place-name suggest the first element was mistaken for Old French culvert ("freeman").<ref name="UNott">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Demographics

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100.Template:Citation needed

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