Allerthorpe is a village and
civil parish in the
East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west from the town of
Pocklington.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Allerthorpe and the
hamlet of
Waplington.
According to the
2011 UK census
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, Allerthorpe parish had a population of 220,
a slight reduction from the
2001 UK census
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The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...
figure of 223.
[
] The parish covers an area of .
Allerthorpe has a
public house, The Plough Inn, an 18-hole golf course and a lake used for water sports and fishing.
Allerthorpe Common, to the west of the village, has a nature reserve.
Allerthorpe's
Victorian
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Grade II
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listed
Anglican
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parish church is dedicated to
St Botolph
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.
From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Allerthorpe was part of
Harthill Wapentake.
Between 1894 and 1974 it was a part of the
Pocklington Rural District
Pocklington was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
The district surrounded but did not originally include Pocklington, which formed a separate urban district.
The district was created by the Local Gover ...
, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of
East Yorkshire
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), in the county of
Humberside.
The
K6 telephone box on Main Street is Grade II listed.
Thomas Cooke, the machinist and optical instrument maker, was born here.
There is a memorial stone to him near the church gate and a
blue plaque
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was unveiled in the village hall in 2009.
the
Quaker
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minister was born in the village.
References
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External links
*
Allerthorpe Common Nature Reserve*
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Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire