Barlby is a

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, England. It is situated to the north-east of the market town of

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

, and is bordered to the west by the River Ouse and to the east by the A19 Barlby bypass. Across the bypass is Barlby's smaller sister village, Osgodby with which it forms the

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of Barlby with Osgodby.

Geography

Seen from the air, Barlby is long and narrow. It is approximately in length, and runs along the old route of the A19. Although it is classified as a single village it consists of two distinct areas: Barlby Hilltop, at the north end of the village; and Barlby Bridge which lies slightly to the south-west. The building of new estates in recent years has blurred the division between the two. Barlby Hilltop contains Barlby Community

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, a library, a late eighteenth century church dedicated to All Saints and

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which also serves pupils from the surrounding villages of Osgodby,

Riccall Riccall is a village and civil parish situated in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, lying to the north of Selby and south of York. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. According to the 2011 cens ...

, Kelfield,

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. Hi ...

, Cliffe,

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Hemingbrough Hemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63. The village has a 12th-century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Mins ...

and

Bubwith Bubwith is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated about north-east of Selby, and south-east of York. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, west of which is the Selby Dis ...

. Despite its name Barlby Hilltop sits only slightly higher than Barlby Bridge.

Flood risk

Like other settlements in the

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, the village has historically been vulnerable to

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, and was particularly badly hit in November 2000. The main electrical substation in the area was damaged by the flood, resulting in power loss for up to two weeks. The

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visited Barlby, Naburn and

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following the flood. The existing flood defences were improved as part of an £18 million scheme that was completed in 2008. As a result of the flood defence improvements, the Environment Agency considers the entire residential area of Barlby to be in the 0.5% (1 in 200) "low risk" category for flooding.

Transport

Barlby is served by an

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bus service, 415/416 which runs between Selby and

. The service runs through the village every 20 minutes on weekdays. In June 2013 contractors completed a new three-lane roundabout that was built on the A19 and A63 junction between Barlby and Osgodby. The roundabout was designed to slow traffic. The previous junction, constructed in 1987 was poorly set out which contributed to many traffic accidents. Since the completion of the roundabout there have been fewer accidents, traffic moves more slowly and in greater safety.

History

The

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is from an

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personal name ''Bardolf'', with the Old Danish suffix ''-by'' ("farm" or "village"), thus "Bardolf's farm". The place is mentioned in the

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. In the Middle Ages the village was in the

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of the

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, and in the large ancient parish of

. The judges

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and Robert de Bardelby are said to have taken their name after Barlby. It became a separate

in 1866. In 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with the parish of Osgodby to form the new parish of Barlby with Osgodby. In 1974 Barlby was transferred from the East Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire.

Governance

An electoral ward in the name of Barlby exists. This ward had a population of 4,163 at the 2011 Census.

Gallery

File:A19 Barlby Osgodby.JPG, The access bridge over the A19 to Osgodby File:Rank Hovis Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1507731.jpg, Rank Hovis Mill File:Selby Pickle Factory - geograph.org.uk - 159628.jpg, Selby Pickle Factory

References

External links

*
Barlby and Osgodby Parish Council web site
*The

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for Barlby Hilltop is *The

for Barlby Bridge is * {{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire Selby District