Danby | |
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![]() The village Shop and post office | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 1,411 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | NZ707085 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WHITBY |
Postcode district | YO21 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Danby is a village and civil parish in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Danby parish had a population of 1,411,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,515.[2] The statistician Karl Pearson spent a lot of time there.[3]
Danby is located within the North York Moors National Park and is home to the Moors National Park Centre.[4]
Danby is served by a rail network between Middlesbrough and Whitby as well as East Yorkshire's summer seasonal Moors Explorer bus which links Danby and the surrounding villages with Malton, Beverley and Hull. Danby village incorporates the Duke of Wellington pub and the neighbouring post office. The village lies on the Esk Valley Walk.
The civil parish includes Ainthorpe, Botton, Castleton, Commondale, Danby, Fryup and Westerdale.