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Wharram
Wharram is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Yorkshire Wolds, south-east of Malton. The principal settlement is the village of Wharram-le-Street, and the parish also includes the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy and the deserted medieval villages (now hamlets) of Raisthorpe and Burdale, some south of Wharram-le-Street. The population of the parish was estimated at 120 in 2016. The parish consists of high Wolds, rising to above sea level, into which are cut a number of dry valleys. In the north-east of the parish is the head of the Great Wold Valley. A deep valley, known variously as Water Dale and Burdale, runs across the south of the parish from Fimber in the east to Thixendale in the west, and a series of shorter valleys (Court Dale, William Dale, Fairy Dale, Middle Dale and Whay Dale) cut into the northern side of this valley. In the west of the parish, Drue Dale joins Deep Dale to form a broader valley in which Wharram Percy li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wharram Percy
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish near Malton, North Yorkshire, on the western edge of the chalk Wolds of North Yorkshire, England. It is about south of Wharram-le-Street and is signposted from the Beverley to Malton road ( B1248). Wharram Percy was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until the 1974 boundary changes. In 1931 the parish had a population of 40. The earthworks of the village have been known for many years, and outlines of house platforms were drawn onto the first Ordnance Survey six-inch maps of Yorkshire published in 1854. The site was researched each summer by combined teams of archaeologists, historians and even botanists, from about 1950 to 1990 after it was singled out for study in 1948 by Professor Maurice Beresford of the University of Leeds. The site is now in the care of Historic England (formerly English Heritage). History Although the site seems to have been settled since prehistory, the village appears to have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malton And Driffield Junction Railway
The Malton and Driffield Junction Railway, later known as the ''Malton and Driffield branch'' was a railway line in Yorkshire that ran between the towns of Malton, North Yorkshire and Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The line opened on 13 April 1853. It became part of the North Eastern Railway (1854), then London and North Eastern Railway (1923), becoming part of British Railways in 1948. Passenger services on the line gained the nickname the ''Malton Dodger''. Between the 1920s and 1950s the line saw use transporting chalk from the Burdale and Wharram quarries. Passenger services ended in 1950; the Burdale quarry closed in 1955, and the line closed in 1958. A short section of the original line reopened in 2015 as a heritage attraction operating as the Yorkshire Wolds Railway. There are plans to further extend the heritage railway. History The Malton and Driffield Junction Railway (1846–1870) Promotion of a line between Malton and Driffield dates to at least the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wharram-le-Street
Wharram-le-Street is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wharram, in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Until the 1974 local government reorganisation Wharram-le-Street was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The village is on the B1248 road between North Grimston and the boundary with the present East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority. In 1931 the parish had a population of 133. The Church of England parish church of St Mary is late Anglo-Saxon. The nave and lower part of the west tower were built in the early or mid-11th century, in the last decades before the Norman conquest of England. The top of the tower is slightly later, representing the Saxo-Norman overlap architecture of the late 11th or early 12th century. The chancel arch is pure Norman, the north aisle was added in the 14th century and the chancel was rebuilt in 1862–64. St Mary's is now a Grade I listed building. The parish is now part of a joint benefice with the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdale, North Yorkshire
Burdale is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, England, south-east of Malton. It lies in a deep valley (or dale), also known as Burdale, in the Yorkshire Wolds. It is the site of a deserted medieval village. Burdale was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, when there were 43 villagers, a mill and two churches. In the 14th century Burdale appears to have been of a reasonable size, significantly larger than its more famous neighbour, Wharram Percy. By the 17th century the village was much reduced. Between 1853 and 1950 Burdale had its own railway station, on the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway. Between 1925 and 1955 a large chalk quarry operated at Burdale, and supplied much of the traffic for the railway. Burdale was part of the ancient parish of Wharram Percy in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It formed part of the township of Raisthorpe and Burdale, which became a civil parish in 1866. In 1872 the township became part of the new ecclesiastical parish of Thixendale when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Wolds
The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in north-eastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie. On the western edge, the Wolds rise to an escarpment which then drops sharply to the Vale of York. The highest point on the escarpment is Bishop Wilton Wold (also known as Garrowby Hill), which is above sea level. To the north, on the other side of the Vale of Pickering, lie the North York Moors, and to the east the hills flatten into the plain of Holderness. The largest town in the Wolds is Driffield, with other places including Pocklington, Thixendale and Kilham, the original 'capital' of the Wolds. The highest village on the Yorkshire Wolds is Fridaythorpe at above sea level. The market town of Beverley lies on the eastern slopes, along with the civil parish of Molescroft. Geology The hills are formed from a series of pure marine limestones formed during the Cretaceous period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Wolds Way
The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles (127 km) from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds. At Filey Brigg, it connects with the Cleveland Way, another National Trail. In 2007 the Yorkshire Wolds Way celebrated the 25th anniversary of its official opening which took place on 2 October 1982. Route The route of the Yorkshire Wolds Way passes close to or through the following places: * Hessle * North Ferriby * Melton * Welton * Brantingham * South Cave * North Newbald * Goodmanham * Market Weighton * Londesborough * Nunburnholme * ''Pocklington'' * Millington * Huggate * Fridaythorpe * Thixendale * Wharram Percy * Wharram le Street * Wintringham * Sherburn * Potter Brompton * Ganton * Muston * Filey Places in italics are slightly off the main route. BBC documentary ''Yorkshire Wolds Way'', a 2017 two-part BBC television documentary, features a journey along the Yorkshire Wolds Way. Presenter Paul Ros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thixendale
Thixendale is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is located in the Yorkshire Wolds about 20 miles east of York. The place-name ''Thixendale'' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Sixtendale'' and ''Xistendale''. The name means 'Sigstein's dale or valley'. The name ''Sigstein'' is also the source for the name of Sysonby in Leicestershire. In 2016 North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 200. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Wharram and not separately counted. The only pub, the Cross Keys, is a regular winner of local CAMRA awards. The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes to the east end of the village. The church of St Mary, Thixendale is one of a group of village buildings constructed to designs by George Edmund Street in 1868–1870. It was design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centenary Way
The Centenary Way is a route devised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of North Yorkshire County Council. It was opened by Chris Brasher in 1989 to mark the Centenary of the governance by County Councils. The route runs across the Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Wolds via Castle Howard and Wharram Percy, linking York and the Foss Walk with the Yorkshire Wolds Way and Cleveland Way National Trails. Meeting the Derwent and Foss, the walk combines riverside walks in deep valleys with forest tracks. Part of the route overlaps with the Yorkshire Wolds Way which also ends at Filey along with the Cleveland Way. Start: – York, North Yorkshire Finish: – Filey Brigg, North Yorkshire Waymark: Letters CW on standard waymarks Places along the Centenary Way The route of the Centenary Way passes close to or through the following places: *York Minster * Huntington *New Earswick *Strensall *West Lilling *Sheriff Hutton *Terrington *Slingsby *Coneysthorpe *''Castle Howard'' * Welburn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deserted Medieval Village
In the United Kingdom, a deserted medieval village (DMV) is a former settlement which was abandoned during the Middle Ages, typically leaving no trace apart from earthworks or cropmarks. If there are fewer than three inhabited houses the convention is to regard the site as deserted; if there are more than three houses, it is regarded as a shrunken medieval village. There are estimated to be more than 3,000 DMVs in England alone. Other deserted settlements Not all sites are medieval: villages reduced in size or disappeared over a long period, from as early as Anglo-Saxon times to as late as the 1960s, due to numerous different causes. Reasons for desertion Over the centuries, settlements have been deserted as a result of natural events, such as rivers changing course or silting up, flooding (especially during the wet 13th and 14th centuries) as well as coastal and estuarine erosion or being overwhelmed by windblown sand. Many were thought to have been abandoned due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryedale District
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 inhabited continuously from the Mesolithic period. The economy is largely agricultural with light industry and tourism playing an increasing role. Towns include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, and Pickering. Part of Ryedale lies within the North York Moors National Park. The A64 passes through Ryedale and villages such as Rillington. In the 2011 Census, the population of this primarily rural area of 150,659 hectares, the largest district in North Yorkshire, was 51,700. Derivation of name The name refers to the River Rye and was previously used for the Ryedale wapentake of Yorkshire, which covered roughly the same area. The current district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burdale Tunnel
Burdale Tunnel is a former railway tunnel on the abandoned Malton and Driffield Junction Railway (MDR) in North Yorkshire, England. Construction of the tunnel began in 1847, but suffered financial difficulties and building was not complete until 1853. The line was closed completely a hundred years later in 1957, but the tunnel was still being used by members of the public, so the portals were bricked up in 1961. During 1970s and 1980s, there were collapses inside the tunnel and in 2009 the restoration of the passenger line could not continue due to the damage. History and description Burdale Tunnel lies near the village of Burdale, North Yorkshire, England, between the former Burdale and Wharram railway stations. It was built to take the railway through the Yorkshire Wolds The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in north-eastern England. The name also applies to the district in which the hills lie. On the wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Wold Valley
The Great Wold Valley is the largest and broadest of the valleys cutting into the Yorkshire Wolds in northern England. It carries the Gypsey Race, an intermittent stream, which runs from its source near Wharram-le-Street eastwards along and through the northern Yorkshire Wolds to reach the sea at Bridlington. It is known that the Great Wold Valley was an important place of worship during Neolithic times and there are a number of scheduled monuments in the valley. There are two dramatic right angle bends in the course of the Gypsey Race, one turning to the south at Burton Fleming then another turning eastwards again at Rudston. This intermittent and irregular watercourse is believed to be affected by a siphoning action in underground reservoirs and can come into flood apparently regardless of recent rainfall in the local vicinity. This seemingly 'magical' property is thought to be responsible for the number of significant Neolithic sites along its course, including the Rudston Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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