Wombleton 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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t ...
, England. It is situated just south from the main Thirsk to Scarborough road
A170 road
The A170 is an A road in North Yorkshire, England that links Thirsk with Scarborough through Hambleton, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, and Pickering. The road is , and a single carriageway for almost its totality.
The route has been in existence s ...
and to the west of
Pickering.
The village has one public house, the Plough Inn, which was renovated in 2012. It has retained its original character, serves food and holds village community events. The pub is situated on the eastern side of the village on the junction with Main Street and Page Lane. Further along Page Lane there is a playing field with a cricket ground, a tennis court and a children's playground.
Wombleton also formed a football team for the start of the 2013–14 season and are currently in the Beckett League Division 1, after becoming the first team to win the 2nd division and 1st division in two consecutive seasons. They joined the York League Division Three in summer 2018.
The village no longer has a chapel, but the Wombleton Parish Hall on Page Lane acts as the focal point for occasional religious services. It also holds regular village and community events.
Approximately to the south of the village on the road to
Harome, is the turning for an old RAF airfield
RAF Wombleton
Royal Air Force Wombleton or RAF Wombleton is a former Royal Air Force sub-station located east of Helmsley, North Yorkshire and north-east of Easingwold, North Yorkshire, England.
Station history
Wombleton opened in 1943 as a sub-station of ...
. It is now a private airfield and the location of a popular caravan campsite. Also at the turning on the
Harome road is a Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) memorial.
History
Wombleton is mentioned in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
in 1086, and was then held by the
Archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and the metropolitan bishop of the province of York, which covers the ...
. As late as 1831 Wombleton was still in the
liberty
Liberty is the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. The concept of liberty can vary depending on perspective and context. In the Constitutional ...
of St Peter's, York.
Wombleton was a township in the ancient parish of
Kirkdale.
It became a separate civil parish in 1866.
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of
Ryedale
Ryedale was a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages ...
, it is now administered by the unitary
North Yorkshire Council
North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun ...
.
References
External links
Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
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