Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1.2 miles west of the A1(M) motorway and 1.2 miles north of the A66. The second element in the name Melsonby is the Old Norse suffix -by, meaning "farm, settlement". The first element may be the Old Irish personal name Maelsuithan, which indicates No…Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies 1.2 miles west of the A1(M) motorway and 1.2 miles north of the A66. The second element in the name Melsonby is the Old Norse suffix -by, meaning "farm, settlement". The first element may be the Old Irish personal name Maelsuithan, which indicates Norse-Gaelic settlement in the area.
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