Thorganby is a small village and

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, England. It was historically part of the

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until 1974, but from 1974 to 2023 was in the

Selby District Selby District was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in the town of Selby. The district had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of North Yorks ...

of the

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. In 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a

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. It is situated from the village of

Wheldrake Wheldrake is a village and civil parish located south-east of York in the unitary authority of the City of York, which is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,909, i ...

. According to the 2011 census the village had 330 residents. Children in the village attend Wheldrake with Thorganby C of E (Aided) Primary School, located in

History

The village is mentioned in the

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of 1086 as ''Torgrembi'', and was listed as belonging to Ralph Paynel, the lord in chief of the area. Thorganby derives from a personal name ''Thorgrim'' and the

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''bȳ'', meaning farmstead or village.

A church is first recorded in 1228, when the advowson was appointed to Robert de Meynell. However, the present structure, St Helen's Church, which is a

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building, dates from the 15th century. The church is in the ecclesiastical parish of Thorganby, which is in the

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. Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia is buried in the churchyard of St. Helens. The village was in the

of North Yorkshire, but was previously in the Ouse and Derwent

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of the

. But in 2023 the district was abolished and North Yorkshire became a

. The village is on the west bank of the River Derwent and is across the river from the Lower Derwent National Nature Reserve. The nearest railway station in the 19th century was , some to the west. However, in 1913, gained its own station on the newly opened

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, which provided a link between York and Selby. The station closed in 1926 to passengers, but remained open until 1964 for goods traffic. In the 2001 census, the parish had 241 residents, and increasing by the 2011 census to 330. In 2015,

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estimated the population to have risen again to 350. Film star

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the ...

visited a pub in the village with friends in March 2011 while in the UK to promote the Sundance London Film Festival.

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* {{authority control Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Villages in North Yorkshire