Barton-le-Street is a village and

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, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 186 reducing to 170 at the 2011 Census. It is located about five miles west of Malton, between Appleton-le-Street and

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on the old

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which is now the B1257.

History

The village is recorded as ''Bartun'' in the ''

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''. It lay within the Maneshou Hundred and was in the possession of the

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having previously been owned by Earl Morcar. The village name is Anglo-Saxon and derived from ''bere'', meaning ''barley'' and ''tun'' meaning ''settlement''. The suffix of ''"le-Street"'' denotes that it was situated on an old Roman road.

Governance

The village lies within the

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parliamentary constituency. It was part of the

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district from 1974 until 2023. It is within the Amotherby and Ampleforth electoral division of

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. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Butterwick. According to the 2001 UK census the parish population was 186. There are 82 dwellings of which all but one were occupied. Of the total population, 158 were over 16 years old of which 92 were in employment.

Geography

The village lies west of Malton on the B1257 between Appleton-le-Street to the east and Slingsby to the west. The area is made of undulating hills on

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bedrock covered by

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. It is surrounding by farmland, mostly for crop growing. The village used to have a

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on the Thirsk and Malton Line used to pass through the village and the Old Station buildings, now the Village Hall, can be found on the north side on the road to Butterwick. The village is served by the Malton to Helmsley bus service.

Education

There is no longer a school in the village and the nearest Primary education is to be found at Amotherby Community Primary School or Slinsgby Community Primary School. Secondary education is provided at Malton School.

Religion

St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street was re-built in 1871 on the same site of the previous Norman church believed to have been built around 1160.

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