Amotherby

Amotherby
Amotherby
Amotherby shown within North Yorkshire
Population 399 
OS grid reference SE750735
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Amotherby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles west of Malton.

Description

The village appears in the Domesday Book as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'.[1]

The 2001 census recorded a population of 357 for the parish, increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.[2] There is a Grade II listed church dedicated to St Helen.[3]

Amotherby sits on two main roads, the B1257 between Helmsley and Malton and the Kirkbymoorside to Malton road. Both roads meet at a busy junction in the village, with traffic from Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside meeting towards Malton.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Kirby Misperton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,032.[4]

HQ and mill of the BATA farmers' cooperative group, outside Amotherby.There is also a pub, The Queen's Head.

References

  1. ↑ The North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. 1991. ISBN 1-85306-137-9.
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Helen  (Grade II) (1149153)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics –Area: Amotherby (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2016.


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