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Risby, Yorkshire
Risby is the site of a deserted village and former stately home in the civil parish of Rowley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately south-west of Beverley and west of the A164 road.Ordnance Survey, 1:25000, 2006 The area has an open partially wooded parkland, once one of the largest deer parks in Yorkshire, that is popular with local walkers. It also includes Risby Park, a farm, the Folly Lake Cafe. There are several fishponds in the ornamental lakes of the former hall, which have been operated as coarse fishing locations since 1990. The site also has an octagonal brick folly that is designated Grade II. Name Risby was mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Risebi''. The name is from the Old Norse ''hrís'' and ''bỹ'', and means "village or farm in the brushwood, or where brushwood was collected". Risby Hall Risby Hall was the home of the Ellerker family between the early 14th and the late 18th centuries. It was built in the 1680s and expanded un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowley, East Riding Of Yorkshire
Rowley is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of Little Weighton and approximately south-west of Beverley town centre. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Rowley and Little Weighton together with the hamlets of Bentley, High Hunsley, Risby and part of the hamlet of Riplingham. According to the 2011 UK census, Rowley parish had a population of 1,015, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,030. The village of Rowley is now mostly depopulated, leaving only a few houses, and most of the population is now in Little Weighton. History Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, who became Rector of Rowley in 1621, was suspended from the parish church in 1638 for his non-conformist beliefs. Following this, he led 20 families to emigrate to the American colonies, where he founded the town of Rowley, Massachusetts in 1639. The emigrants sailed from Hull in , probably a merchant ship of around 200 tons, probably in June 1638, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
