Uckerby
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| Uckerby | |
  Uckerby shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Uckerby is a hamlet in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England. It situated at a crossroads on the road between Scorton and Moulton.
The name Uckerby is thought to derive from the word 'Ukkr' meaning a restless Viking, the 'by' meaning home of. Uckerby is believed to be the origin of the surnames Huckaby and Huckabee (although there is also a place called Huccaby in Devon).
Both of the minor roads that cross the main road are dead ends. The one that leads off to the west ends up in a farm yard, it is possible to follow a very rarely used footpath from here to Gatherley Road in Brompton-on-Swale. The other road which leads off to the east gradually turns into a farmers track and then into a public footpath which leads to another hamlet, Moulton End near North Cowton.
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