Howsham is a village and

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in the

Ryedale Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inha ...

district of

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, England. It is home to a small parish church and Howsham Hall. Howsham appeared as Husun in the ''

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''. The village is part of the historic

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. Howsham was served by Howsham railway station on the

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between 1845 and 1849.

Gallery

File:Howsham Bridge YORYM-S220.jpg, Howsham Bridge with picnickers, August 1907 File:Cottages in Howsham - geograph.org.uk - 790637.jpg, Cottages in Howsham FIle:Howsham mill.JPG, Howsham Mill File:Howsham signal box and crossing - geograph.org.uk - 1016371.jpg, Howsham signal box and crossing

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Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{ryedale-geo-stub