Bubwith is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

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, England. The village is situated about north-east 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 south-east of

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. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, west of which is the

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. It lies between Selby and

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on the

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. The civil parish is formed by the villages of Bubwith and

Breighton Breighton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, approximately north-west of Howden. It forms part of the civil parish of Bubwith. History Breighton as a village is very ...

and the

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of Gunby and

Willitoft Willitoft is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, it forms part of the civil parish of Bubwith. It is situated just south of the A163 road and west of the B1228 road. It is approximately east of Selby and north of Goole Go ...

. According to the 2011 UK census, Bubwith parish had a population of 1,225, an increase on the

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figure of 1,104.

History

The ancient parish of Bubwith also covers the village of

and the hamlets of Gunby and Willitoft, but its location on and crossing over the River Derwent led to its becoming the largest settlement in the area.Information notice board, car park, Bubwith Toll Bridge. The village's name means ''Bubba's wood'', Bubba being a Scandinavian male name. It is listed as "Bobewyth" in the 11th-century accounts of Selby Abbey. In

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(1086) Bubwith is written as "Bubuid". Before the

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was held by Alwin and Ketil; after, Gilbert Tison became

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Though there has been a recorded river crossing since at least the year 1200, the present bridge over the Derwent, consisting of three limestone arches and several

flood arch A flood arch is a small supplemental arch bridge provided alongside a main bridge. It provides extra capacity for floodwater. The space beneath a flood arch is normally dry and often carries a towpath A towpath is a road or trail on th ...

es, replaced a "dangerous and inconvenient" ferry service when it was built in 1798. Crossing the bridge required a toll until 1936, with the original costs amounting to three shilling for six horses, and 10 pence for twenty head of oxen. Certain vehicles, such as funeral processions, were exempt from the toll. Bubwith railway station 1931197

The railways reached the village in 1848, and Bubwith had its own station on the

Selby to Driffield Line 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 ...

. It closed to passengers in 1954.

was also used as the site of an airfield for Halifax, Wellington and Lancaster bombers during the Second World War. The village was the home of

ARTTS International ARTTS International was a multi-discipline film, television, radio and stage training centre in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England established by John Sichel in 1990. The centre ran for 15 years until his death in 2005, during which time ...

, the film and television training centre established by

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, until it closed in 2005. The Bubwith telephone exchange has been

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enabled since July 2005, and became

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enabled in March 2006. It has also been enabled for 21CN, and has been accepting orders for

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since December 2013

Community

Elementary education is provided by Bubwith Community Primary School, and The Bubwith Centre, which hosts Bubwith Playgroup. To the rear of the centre are playing fields. The parish church of All Saints dates from the 12th century and is built in white Tadcaster stone. Some

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stonework remains, but the structure dates mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. It was restored in 1894-5 by C. Hodgson Fowler and

Ewan Christian Ewan Christian (1814–1895) was a British architect. He is most frequently noted for the restorations of Southwell Minster and Carlisle Cathedral, and the design of the National Portrait Gallery. He was Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commiss ...

. The church was designated a Grade I

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in 1960 and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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. There are of playing fields for the local cricket club and three local football clubs. The site holds three tennis courts used by the Bubwith Tennis Club. There is a licensed bar, and sports hall that runs events and weekly classes in Zumba, Tai Chi, Boxfit and Salsa. The Cyril Wiles Room is used for Pilates and Yoga and the daily Bubwith 'Under fives'. The Centre is also used by the local community for private parties and the Youth Club. Village amenities include an

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with delicatessen, The White Swan

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, a store, an Indian restaurant, award-winning butchers J A Mounfield & Son and a hairdressers.

References

External links

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"One-Place Study of the parish of Bubwith in the East Riding of Yorkshire"
Bubwith.net {{authority control Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire