Kexby, North Yorkshire


Kexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It lies on the A1079 about east of York, on the River Derwent and the East Riding of Yorkshire border.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194, increasing to 231 at the 2011 Census. Before 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.
Former Emmerdale actor Frazer Hines has a stud farm here.
The route of the White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire also passes through.
In 1823 Kexby, then part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, had a population of 149. Occupations included ten farmers and the landlord of the Coach and Horses public house.