Amotherby 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
Ryedale
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inh ...
district of
North Yorkshire
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, England. It is about west of
Malton.
Description
The village appears in the ''
Domesday Book
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'' (1086) as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'.
The 2001 census recorded a population of 357 for the parish, increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.
There is a Grade II
listed
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church dedicated to St Helen.
Amotherby sits on two main roads, the
B1257 between
Helmsley
Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where Ryedale leaves the moorland and joins the flat Vale of ...
and Malton and the
Kirkbymoorside
Kirkbymoorside () is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district in North Yorkshire, England. It is north of York, It is also midway between Pickering and Helmsley, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It had a populat ...
to Malton road. Both roads meet at a busy junction in the village, with traffic from Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside meeting towards Malton.
The village used to have a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
on the
Thirsk and Malton line. The station closed to passengers in 1930 but stayed open to goods until 1964.
The village is home to Malton Foods Ltd (formerly known as Westlers) which produces ready meals for the foodservice and retail sectors. The Company has been part of Zwanenberg Food Group UK since November 2013.
Governance
An
electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to
Kirby Misperton
Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England and has a population of around 370.
Geography
It is about south from Pickering by road and about north from Malton, just west of the A1 ...
with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,032.
References
External links
*
Amotherby on ryedale.co.uk*
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire