Ruswarp

Ruswarp

St Bartholomew's Church
Ruswarp
Ruswarp shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference NZ885095
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WHITBY
Postcode district YO21
Dialling code 01947
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Ruswarp is a village within the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It lies around 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from Whitby, at the junction of the B1410 and B1416 roads, on the River Esk and the Esk Valley Line, with trains stopping at Ruswarp railway station. Originally called Risewarp (Old English hrīs wearp, c. 1146) meaning 'silted land overgrown with brushwood'.[1] The heritage steam train services from Pickering to Whitby pass through Ruswarp, however they do not stop at the Ruswarp platform. Bus services also connect the town to the surrounding area. The village is served by local shops, including A.P. Jackson Butcher, an award-winning butchers specialising in sausages, local meats and baked goods from the Stonehouse Bakery.[2] There is a pub, the Bridge Inn and a church, the Ruswarp Church of St Bartholomew. Primary education is catered for by a local Church of England primary school.[3]

Crossing the River Esk downstream is an impressive viaduct, 120 feet high, which was built (using 5,250,000 bricks) to carry the Scarborough-to-Whitby railway line, which was closed in 1965.[4] The viaduct is now owned by Sustrans and carries "The Cinder Track" (a walk/cycleway along the former Whitby-to-Scarborough railway line).[5] The River Esk was used to power corn mills in the village, though the last one closed in 1962. The weir that was built to channel water into a mill-race, has been adapted to power a hydro-electric project on its southern bank. The Ruswarp Hydro project started generating electricity in December 2012.[6]

There is a pleasant and physically undemanding walk between Ruswarp and Whitby (approximately 1½ miles) mostly along a stone pannierway, known as Monks Trod. The walk is signposted from the main street in Ruswarp. Follow the Esk Valley Walk signs to Whitby.[7]

The village also boasts one of the area's most popular tourist attractions, Esk Leisure, which consists of Mini Monsterz Indoor Play with pottery painting and laser tag. Also at Esk Leisure is Outdoor Laser Combat and a Farm Park which once was a 9-hole pitch & Put which closed in October 2009. Opposite Esk Leisure you can find Ruswarp Pleasure Boats. Established in 1874 customers can rent rowing boats or canoes to explore the sheltered waters that offer a unique opportunity to see the wildlife on this, the only migratory Salmon river in Yorkshire.[8] There is also a popular miniature steam railway for children and adults alike.

Ruswarp Village Hall caters for lots of community events and classes.[9]

The village lies on the national hiking trail the Esk Valley Walk.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 397. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  2. ↑ http://www.gourmetbritain.com/food-shops/12410/a-p-jackson-butcher-whitby/
  3. ↑ "Browse school information for your area". North Yorkshire County Council. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Lidster, J. Robin (2010). Scarborough and Whitby railway through time. Stroud: Amberley. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84868-668-7.
  5. ↑ http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/stations/ruswarp.html
  6. ↑ "Whitby Esk Energy starts exporting electricity". whitbyeskenergy.org.co.uk. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/stations/ruswarp.html
  8. ↑ http://www.ruswarp-pleasure-boats.co.uk/
  9. ↑ http://www.yorkshirevenues.org.uk/venues/ruswarp-village-hall
  10. ↑ "Esk Valley Walk - LDWA Long Distance Paths". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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