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Thorpe Willoughby
Thorpe Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just off the A1238 (a primary road, previously designated A63 road, A63 prior to the construction of the Selby Bypass) and is in close proximity to Selby. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History and overview Thorpe Willoughby has a village public house called "The Fox", a set of local shops with a fish and chip shop, a primary school, a village green and village hall, and a sports field with associated bar. The United Kingdom Census 2001 states the population of Thorpe Willoughby to be 2,822, falling to 2,725 at the 2011 Census. Scand. Thorp, "an outlying farmstead or hamlet", "a dependent secondary settlement". 1086 Torp, 1276 Thorp Wyleby. The manorial affix originates from the Willeby family who were resident here in the 13th century. In the Brayton, North Yorkshire, Brayton parish register of the 18th cen ...
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United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ...
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Fish And Chip
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of living fish species are ray-finned fish, belonging to the class Actinopterygii, with around 99% of those being teleosts. The earliest organisms that can be classified as fish were soft-bodied chordates that first appeared during the Cambrian period. Although they lacked a true spine, they possessed notochords which allowed them to be more agile than their invertebrate counterparts. Fish would continue to evolve through the Paleozoic era, diversifying into a wide variety of forms. Many fish of the Paleozoic developed external armor that protected them from predators. The first fish with jaws appeared in the Silurian period, after which many (such as sharks) became formidable marine predators rather than just the prey of arthropods. Mos ...
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York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a minster, castle, and city walls. It is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of the wider City of York district. The city was founded under the name of Eboracum in 71 AD. It then became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Deira, Northumbria, and Scandinavian York. In the Middle Ages, it became the northern England ecclesiastical province's centre, and grew as a wool-trading centre. In the 19th century, it became a major railway network hub and confectionery manufacturing centre. During the Second World War, part of the Baedeker Blitz bombed the city; it was less affected by the war than other northern cities, with several historic buildings being gutted and restore ...
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Escrick
Escrick is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road. History and geography Escrick sits at the southernmost limit of glaciation during the last ice age. When the ice retreated, a deposit known as a "terminal moraine" was left behind, in the form of a ridge. The name "Escrick" may mean "ash ridge", suggesting that the village was first established in an area of Ash. A gold Anglo-Saxon ring (the so-called "Escrick ring") was discovered in a field near Escrick by metal detector in 2009 and was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum for £35,000. During the medieval period, the village was known as "Ascri" (Ash Ridge), but by 1600 the name Escrick was in use. Escrick was developed as an Estate Village by Sir Henry Thompson who acquired the village and the Hall in 1668. Sir Henry's great grandson, Beil ...
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Monk Fryston
Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the Selby (district), Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History and overview The ''Dictionary of British Place Names'' notes Monk Fryston as "Fristun" (c. 1030) and "Munechesfryston" (1166). The name derives from the Old English for "farmstead of the frisians", with prefix 'Monk' relating to it being an 11th-century possession of Selby Abbey. According to a personal FreeUK web page, the name of the village originates from ''Monk's Free Stone'' as all of the stone used to build Selby Abbey was obtained from a quarry in the centre of the village across the road from the old school building. The quarry was filled in for a housing development located next to the new school building, built on the old school field in 1998–99. The old school building has since been converted to housing. The village is very closely linked to Hillam, although bot ...
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Hillam
Hillam is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is closely linked to Monk Fryston, although both villages maintain separate parish councils. According to the 2011 UK census the population of Hillam parish was 720 and the number of households was 277. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History The oldest record which names the village is dated 963 AD. It records a grant of land in Sherburn-in-Elmet and nearby settlements by King Eadgar to Aelsac as a reward for goods and services. The land granted in Hillam is described as, "on Hillum tyesra oxena gang" meaning "in Hillam two oxgangs". An oxgang was the related to the amount of land an ox could plough in a year and is roughly equated to 15 acres. Heritage The National Heritage List For England, compiled by English Heritage, lists ten Grade II listed buildings including one Grade II milestone in Hillam. Village features The village ...
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Hambleton, Selby
Hambleton is a small village and civil parish near to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ward of the Selby District and should not be confused with the Hambleton District, another district of North Yorkshire. The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Hameltun'' which means ''Hamela's town''. Hambleton is situated just over west of Selby and lies about east of the A1(M) motorway junction 42. The A63 road, Leeds to Selby, runs through the village. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of Hambleton parish was 1,711, increasing to 1,859 at the 2011 Census. There are two pubs: The Red Lion and The Owl. There is also a village shop. As of September 2014, the Wheatsheaf pub has closed and went up for sale - during June 2015 demolition of the building commenced. Hambleton used to have a railway station, off Station Road, which closed to passengers in 1959. Governance ...
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Brayton, North Yorkshire
Brayton is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately south from Selby. The parish includes some of south-western Selby, as well as the village of Brayton. The United Kingdom Census 2001 states the population of the parish of Brayton to be 5,514, reducing to 5,299 at the 2011 Census. The village was historically part of West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Overview Brayton is almost entirely residential with the exception of a few local shops, including a butchers and a post office. Village schools are Brayton Academy, Brayton Juniors, and Brayton C of E Infants. The Infant School is one of the oldest buildings in the village. The school house was once home to the headmistress of Brayton school, and lessons were taken in a smaller building. The house is now a private residence, and the old school room is now a small part of the extended building. Brayton Methodist Church and St Wilfrid's ...
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Public House
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was used to differentiate private houses from those which were, quite literally, open to the public as "alehouses", "taverns" and "inns". By Georgian times, the term had become common parlance, although taverns, as a distinct establishment, had largely ceased to exist by the beginning of the 19th century. Today, there is no strict definition, but CAMRA states a pub has four characteristics:GLA Economics, Closing time: London's public houses, 2017 # is open to the public without membership or residency # serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed # has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals # allows drinks to be bought at a bar (i.e., not only table service) The history of pubs can be traced to Roman taverns in B ...
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Selby District
Selby District is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of North Yorkshire, it borders the City of York unitary authority, the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, the City of Leeds and City of Wakefield districts in West Yorkshire, the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, and the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District, Selby Rural District and parts of Derwent Rural District, Hemsworth Rural District, Osgoldcross Rural District and Tadcaster Rural District. Of them, Derwent Rural District was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, while the rest were in the West Riding of Yorkshire. On 1 April 1996, the parishes of Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Bishopthorpe, Copmant ...
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Thorpe Gates - Geograph
Thorpe is a variant of the Middle English word ''thorp'', meaning hamlet or small village. Thorpe may refer to: People * Thorpe (surname), including a list of people with the name Places England *Thorpe, Cumbria *Thorpe, Derbyshire * Thorpe, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire *Thorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire *Thorpe, North Yorkshire *Thorpe, Nottinghamshire *Thorpe, Surrey *Thorpe by Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire *Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk *Thorpe Hesley, South Yorkshire *Thorpe in Balne, South Yorkshire *Thorpe in the Fallows, Lincolnshire *Thorpe Latimer, Lincolnshire *Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex *Thorpe le Street, East Riding of Yorkshire *Thorpe on the Hill, Lincolnshire *Thorpe on the Hill, West Yorkshire *Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk *Thorpe St Peter, Lincolnshire *Thorpe Tilney, Lincolnshire *Thorpe Waterville, Northamptonshire *Thorpe Willoughby, North Yorkshire Elsewhere *Thorpe, Missouri, a community in the United States See also *Littlethorpe, Leicestershire, England *Littleth ...
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West Riding Of Yorkshire
The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, West Riding (the area under the control of West Riding County Council), abbreviated County of York (WR), was based closely on the historic boundaries. The lieutenancy at that time included the City of York and as such was named West Riding of the County of York and the County of the City of York. Its boundaries roughly correspond to the present ceremonial counties of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the Craven, Harrogate and Selby districts of North Yorkshire, along with smaller parts in Lancashire (for example, the parishes of Barnoldswick, Bracewell, Brogden and Salterforth became part of the Pendle district of Lancashire and the parishes of Great Mitton, Newsholme and Bowland Forest Low became part of the Ribble Valley district also in Lancashire), Cumbria, Greater Manchester and, since 1996, the unitary East Riding of ...
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