Swainby with Allerthorpe

Swainby with Allerthorpe is a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Northallerton. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 20 in 2015. There is no modern village in the parish. The parish contains the remains of the deserted medieval village of Swainby. The parish is on the west bank of the River Swale. In the early 20th century the parish was connected by a ferry with the village of Maunby on the east bank.

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Gatenby

Gatenby is a secluded village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about two miles east of the A1(M) road, near to the River Swale. Nearby is RAF Leeming. The population of the parish was estimated at 40 in 2010. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The place name is found in the Domesday Book as Ghetenesbi, the meaning is unclear, one interpretation is "goat's tongue ridge farm", a farm situated on a narrow ridge. From the place name, there is a derivative English surname, see Gatenby (name).

Maunby

Maunby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about six miles south of Northallerton and on the River Swale. The population is estimated at around 150. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The parish church is St Michael & All Angels. In the churchyard is the grave of Victoria Cross-holder Alan Richard Hill-Walker who lived at Maunby Hall. The hall is still owned by the Hill-Walker family. There is also a Methodist church close to the village green. Village features include the village green, two churches, and the war memorial on the green.

All Saints' Church, Pickhill

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Pickhill, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in about 1150, from which period part of the nave walls survive, along with the chancel arch and south doorway. In about 1200, the north aisle and chapel were added. The chancel was enlarged in the early 14th century, while late in the 15th century, the tower was added. In 1877, the church was restored by George Edmund Street who rebuilt the north aisle, added a vestry, and replaced most of the windows. The church was grade II* listed in 1966. The church is built of stone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, a chancel with a north chapel and vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, with buttresses, one forming a stair tower, a clock face, two-light bell openings, a band, and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. The south door is Norman, and has three orders of shafts with scalloped capitals, and chevrons in the arch. Inside, there is an octagonal font dating from 1662. In the tower are several fragments of pre-Norman Conquest carved stones, one depicting a dragon.

Pickhill

Pickhill is a village in North Yorkshire, England, 6 miles (10 km) west of Thirsk. It is a part of the civil parish of Pickhill with Roxby.