Milby is a hamlet and

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in the

Harrogate district The Borough of Harrogate is a local government district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England. Its population at the census of 2011 was 157,869. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate, but it also includes surrounding towns and v ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England. It is situated to the immediate north of

Boroughbridge Boroughbridge () is a town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-west of the county town of York. Until a bypass was built the town lay on t ...

History

The

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road, ''

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'' crossed the

River Ure The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England is approximately long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its r ...

at Milby. Until the mid 19th century, the old wooden bridge remains could still be seen. The village is mentioned in the ''

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'' as ''Mildebi'' in the Hallikeld

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. The lands were the possession of the Crown both before and after the Norman invasion. Milby was historically a

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in the North Riding of Yorkshire, divided between the parishes of Aldborough and Kirby Hill. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. In 1974 Milby was transferred from the North Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. The

Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway The Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway was a railway line in North Yorkshire, England, that connected Pilmoor on the East Coast Main Line with the towns of Boroughbridge and Knaresborough. The first part of the branch headed sout ...

, a branch line of the North Eastern railway, ran through the parish. The line ran from Pilmoor Junction on the East Coast Main Line near

Easingwold Easingwold is a market town, electoral ward and civil parish in the Hambleton District in North Yorkshire, England. Historically, part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it had a population of 4,233 at the 2001 census, increasing to 4,627 at t ...

Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...

via Boroughbridge. Opened in 1847, it closed in 1964. The Old Station House is a Grade II Listed Building.

Governance

The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Boroughbridge electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Newby ward of Harrogate Borough District Council. The local Parish Council has nine members.

Geography

The nearest settlements are Boroughbridge to the south; Langthorpe to the south-west; and Kirby Hill to the north-west. The village lies on the north bank of the

. In order to make the river navigable past the weir at Boroughbridge, a three-quarter mile cut was made from Milby, including a set of locks, to Langthorpe. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 162 of which 123 were over the age of sixteen years and 105 of those were in employment. There were 62 dwellings of which 40 were detached. The 2011 Census gave the population as 184.

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{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire