Sherburn, North Yorkshire

Sherburn
Sherburn
Sherburn shown within North Yorkshire
Population 830 2011 census[1]
OS grid reference SE958770
Civil parish
  • Sherburn
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

Sherburn is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.

St Hilda's Church, Sherburn

According to the 2001 UK census, Sherburn parish had a population of 786,[2] increasing to 830 at the 2011 Census.[1] The parish council is Sherburn Parish Council.

St. Hilda's Church is a Grade I listed building and forms part of the Sykes Churches Trail.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and the Centenary Way long-distance footpath runs just south of the village.

Sherburn was served by Weaverthorpe railway station on the York-Scarborough line between 1845 and 1930.[3]

Local brothers Wilf and Frank Ward established a steelworks business (Ward Brothers), in the village, post the Second World War. The firm was a large employer in the Scarborough and Ryedale area.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Staxton and has a ward population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,980.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherburn Parish (1170217293)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sherburn CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  4. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Sherburn 2011 Census Ward (1237325164)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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