Melbourne is a village and

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in the

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, England. It is situated approximately west of the

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of Market Weighton and south-west of the market town of

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. The village lies just to the south of the

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. According to the

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, Melbourne parish had a population of 793, an increase on the

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figure of 755. In 1823, Melbourne was in the civil parish of Thorton and the

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of Harthill. Within the village was a

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and a

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chapel. Population at the time was 437. Occupations included two

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s, two shoemakers, a joiner, a

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& machine maker, a bricklayer, a cattle dealer, a shopkeeper, a brick & tile maker, and fourteen farmers, one of whom was the

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of The Cross Keys

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. Resident in the village were two

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and a

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, and Lieutenant General James Wharton, who was a

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and the Commissioner of Taxes for the East and

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Ridings. A carrier operated between the village and

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once a week.

Community

Farming is a main economic driver in the area, however an agricultural machinery business employs about 40 people. Amenities in Melbourne include a village hall, a playing field, a

, and a shop. The Pocklngton Canal Amenity Society runs boat trips from the Melbourne Arm of the canal, on its trip boat ''New Horizons''. The village school is Melbourne Community Primary School. A pre-school, which operated from the village hall, closed in December 2013. A sports and playing field association manage the village's playing field at the east end of Main Street. The playing field has a pavilion,

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hut, children's play area, tennis court, and football and cricket pitches. Sports' clubs in the village include a cricket and a football club, both based at the playing fields, and a bowling Club at the village hall.

Gallery

File:Melbourne Arms - geograph.org.uk - 180130.jpg, The Melbourne Arms File:Former R.A.F. Melbourne- aerial 2014 (geograph 4079854).jpg, Former R.A.F. Melbourne File:Entrance to Sumo Uk Ltd Manufacturing Plant - geograph.org.uk - 1396014.jpg, Sumo Ltd Manufacturing Plant

References

External links

* * {{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire