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Wrelton
Wrelton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A170 road and 2 miles west of Pickering. History Wrelton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having seven villagers, one ploughland, and a meadow covering . The name of the village is thought to derive from the Old English ''wearg-hyll'' (felon hill). The suggestion of the full name would translate as ''farm by or on the gallows-hill''. Wrelton's nearest town is Pickering, and is 30 minutes away from Scarborough. Its nearest city is York, which is 45 minutes away. Wrelton is home to holiday cottages, bed and breakfasts, a local pub and holiday home park, chapel and village hall. Villages surrounding and near Wrelton include, Cropton, Middleton, Rosedale and Aislaby. In 1992, a bypass for the A170 road was built to the south of the village. The £730,000 road was opened on 15 April 1992. The number 128 bus between Helmsley and Scarborough, calls at the village six times a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A170 Road
The A170 is an A road in North Yorkshire, England that links Thirsk with Scarborough through Hambleton, Helmsley, Kirkbysmoorside, Pickering. The road is ; a single carriageway for almost its totality. The route has been in existence since prehistoric times and there are folk-tales about famous people from history using it. When turnpikes were installed between York and Coxwold and Ampleforth, drovers would take their cattle this way because it was wide enough and meant they avoided paying the tolls. Settlements * Thirsk * Sutton-Under-Whitestonecliffe * ( Sutton Bank) * Sproxton * Helmsley * Beadlam * Nawton * Kirkbymoorside * Wrelton * Aislaby * Middleton * Pickering * Thornton-le-Dale * Allerston * Ebberston * Snainton * West Ayton * East Ayton * Scarborough Description of route The road begins at Thirsk, sprouting off from the A19 road and A168 junction with a short section north into the town before turning due east and going over the dualled A19. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
