Hambleton is a small village and

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near to

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 17,193. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire; from 1974 until 2023, ...

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, England, not to be confused with the former

Hambleton District Hambleton was a local government district in North Yorkshire, England. The administrative centre was Northallerton, and the district included the outlying towns and villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley, and Easingwold. The di ...

of North Yorkshire. The village was historically part of the

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until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of

, it is now administered by the unitary

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History

The village is mentioned in the

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as ''Hameltun'' which means ''Hamela's town''. Hambleton is situated just over west of Selby and lies about east of the

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motorway junction 42. The

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Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

to Selby, runs through the village. According to the

2001 UK census A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National ...

, the population of Hambleton parish was 1,711, increasing to 1,859 at the 2011 Census. The parish church, St Mary's Church, Hambleton, was built in 1882. There are two pubs: The Red Lion and The Owl. There is also a village shop. As of September 2014, the Wheatsheaf pub has closed and went up for sale - during June 2015 demolition of the building commenced. Hambleton used to have a

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, off Station Road, which closed to passengers in 1959.

Governance

The name Hambleton is now also assigned to an

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. This ward also covers Thorpe Willoughby and surrounding areas. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 5,315.

References

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

History

Governance

See also

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