Barton-le-Willows
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Barton-le-Willows
Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 0°54′35″W / 54.06102°N 0.90966°W
| Barton-le-Willows | |
 Barton-le-Willows
Barton-le-Willows shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE714633 |
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| Parish | Barton-le-Willows |
| District | Ryedale |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO60 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Thirsk and Malton (formerly Ryedale) |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Barton-le-Willows is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, situated by the River Derwent, about eight miles south-west of Malton. The parish had a population of 186 according to the 2001 census. The village is recorded as Bartun in the Domesday Book.[1]
The house in the picture is No. 5 Forge cottage the old blacksmiths. Woodpeckers visit the garden every day, house martins nest under the eaves and kingfishers live down by the river.
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Barton-le-Willows pre-school playgroup is a registered charity, run from the village hall. Led by an experienced playleader, pre-school learning is provided on Monday mornings for children aged 2–5. A friendly playgroup for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, with their mothers, is provided every Friday morning. Both sessions are open to children from this and surrounding areas. Children have access to a wide range of activities, with safe indoor and outdoor play areas.
Barton-le-Willows was served by Barton Hill railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1930.[2]
References
- The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 29. ISBN 0198691033.
- ^ 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
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