Glaisdale
| Glaisdale | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Glaisdale War Memorial | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ775054 |
| Location: | 54°26’19"N, 0°48’21"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,018 (2011) |
| Post town: | Whitby |
| Postcode: | YO21 |
| Dialling code: | 01947 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scarborough |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scarborough and Whitby |
Glaisdale is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, within the North York Moors National Park.
The village stands beside the River Esk, between the villages of Lealholm and Egton Bridge, eight miles west of Whitby, and is served by Glaisdale railway station on the Esk Valley Line.
The village is on the regional walking route, the Esk Valley Walk, and on the Coast to Coast Walk.
The 2011 census recorded Glaisdale parish with a population of 1,018.
Glaisdale's parish church, St Thomas, is one of five churches within the United Benefice of Middle Esk Moor. The present church dates from 1793. An earlier "Chappell of Glaisdale", a cruciform straw-thatched building, was located on the same site: a date stone of 1585 may be seen in the side of the steps leading to the present church tower.[1]
Beggar's Bridge
At the eastern edge of the village stands Beggar's Bridge, built by Thomas Ferris in 1619. Ferris was a poor man who hoped to wed the daughter of a wealthy local squire. In order to win her hand, he planned to set sail from Whitby to make his fortune. On the night that he left, the Esk was swollen with rainfall and he was unable to make a last visit to his intended. He eventually returned from his travels a rich man and, after marrying the squire's daughter, built Beggar's Bridge so that no other lovers would be separated as they were. The bridge is now Grade II* listed.[2]
The Beggar's Bridge is a song telling the story of Tom Ferris by Vin Garbutt, recorded on his 1999 Word of Mouth.
Sport
- Cricket: Glaisdale Cricket Club, whose ground is adjacent to Beggars Bridge. It is a picturesque ground, surrounded by the River Esk on three sides.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Glaisdale) |
- Glaisdale Parish Council web site
References
- ↑ St Thomas Glaisdale: A Church Near You
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148573: Beggar's Bridge over River Esk (Grade II* listing)
- Stedman, Henry (2006). Coast to Coast Path. Trailblazer Publications, Hindhead, Surrey, UK. p. 204. ISBN 1-873756-92-5.
