Hambleton, Yorkshire

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Hambleton
Yorkshire
West Riding

The Owl Hotel, Hambleton
Location
Grid reference: SE555305
Location: 53°46’4"N, 1°9’34"W
Data
Population: 1,859  (2011)
Post town: SELBY
Postcode: YO8
Local Government
Council: North Yorkshire

Hambleton is a small village in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the west of Selby.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hameltun which means Hamela's town.[1][2] Hambleton is situated just over three miles west of Selby and five miles east of the A1(M) motorway junction 42. The A63 road, Leeds to Selby, runs through the village.

The 2011 census recoded a population of 1,859.

There are two pubs: The Red Lion and The Owl. There is also a village shop.

Hambleton used to have a railway station, off Station Road, which closed to passengers in 1959.[3]

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References

  1. Hambleton, Yorkshire in the Domesday Book
  2. Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 214 ISBN 0198691033
  3. Hoole, Ken (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 168. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.