Huby, Harrogate

Huby
Strait Lane, Huby (2014)
Huby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population756 (2011)
OS grid referenceSE275475
 London178.19 mi (286.77 km)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEEDS
Postcode districtLS17
Dialling code01423
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
WebsiteWeeton Parish Council

Huby is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, located approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Harrogate and 8.63 miles (13.89 km) north of the city of Leeds. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Huby could mean "hōh" (Old English) a heel or sharply projecting piece of ground; "haugr" (Old Norse) a natural height, hill, or an artificial mound (e.g. burial mound); and "bȳ" (Old Norse) a farmstead, or village. The 2011 census for Huby returned 319 households and 756 residents.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.