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Ebberston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ebberston and Yedingham in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, and is east from the
Ebberston is a linear settlement of between the
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''GetOutside'', Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2020 Bus service 128, with stops on Main Street, runs between Scarborough and Pickering. The Grade II* listed 12th-century Church of St Mary the Virgin, restored by Ewan Christian in 1870, is to the west of the village, just to the north off the A170. Businesses and amenities include, at the south, Ebberston Sportsfield and a garden centre with nursery; on Main Street a village hall, holiday cottage accommodation, a sign maker, and a handicraft
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Google Maps. Retrieved 5 March 2020 North from the A170 is Chafer Wood Nature Reserve, managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust."Chafer Wood Nature Reserve"
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 March 2020
Ebberston Village - information and events
{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Ryedale
county town
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of Northallerton. In 1961 the parish had a population of 466.
History
Ebberston used to be in the Wapentake of Pickering Lythe. A cairn north-east from the village is dedicated to Alfrid, King of Northumberland, who supposedly sought sanctuary in a cave here before being removed to Little Driffield where he died. Between 1882 and 1950 the village was served by Ebberston railway station atAllerston
Allerston is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about east of Pickering. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 309, reducing slightly to 302 at the 2011 Census.
The pari ...
, and on the Forge Valley Line between Scarborough and Pickering.
On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Yedingham to form "Ebberston and Yedingham".
On 18 August 2009 a 500 lb unexploded bomb was destroyed in a controlled explosion next to the village which necessitated the evacuation of hundreds of local residents from Ebberston and Allerston. The bomb hailed from a 'Whitley Mark V Bomber', of the No. 102 Squadron RAF, based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse which crash landed on 27 October 1940, with all personnel having bailed out and survived.
Community
Ebberston is a linear settlement of between the A170
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 pr ...
Thirsk to Scarborough road at the north, and the B1258 road
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and Penniston Lane at the south which runs between Allerston and Snainton. The principal north–south route through the village is Main Street; the A170 through the village being High Street.Extracted fro"Ebberston"
''GetOutside'', Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2020 Bus service 128, with stops on Main Street, runs between Scarborough and Pickering. The Grade II* listed 12th-century Church of St Mary the Virgin, restored by Ewan Christian in 1870, is to the west of the village, just to the north off the A170. Businesses and amenities include, at the south, Ebberston Sportsfield and a garden centre with nursery; on Main Street a village hall, holiday cottage accommodation, a sign maker, and a handicraft
studio
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; and on High Street, The Grapes Inn public house, further holiday cottage accommodation and a bed & breakfast. At the edge of the parish to the west of the village is a race track for model vehicles.Extracted fro"Ebberston"
Google Maps. Retrieved 5 March 2020 North from the A170 is Chafer Wood Nature Reserve, managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 March 2020
See also
* Ebberston HallReferences
External links
*Ebberston Village - information and events
{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Ryedale