Londesborough
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Londesborough
East Riding of City & County of Yorkshire Lodenesburg (1086) (DB). ‘Stronghold of a man called Lothinn’. OScand. pers. name + OE burh.
| Loman, Lolworth, Loghill | |
| London, London Colney, London Colney |
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Londesborough
Coordinates: 53°53′55″N 0°40′46″W / 53.898491°N 0.679446°W
| Londesborough | |
 Londesborough
Londesborough shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 183 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE868455 |
| Civil parish | Londesborough |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO43 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | East Yorkshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the market town of Market Weighton.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.[1]
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the village.
Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.
Londesborough was served by Londesborough railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1965.[2]
Notable residents
Andy Strangeway, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965.
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Londesborough CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790997&c=Londesborough&d=16&e=15&g=391463&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211067765062&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ 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.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
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