Roxby, Yorkshire
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| Roxby | |
| Yorkshire | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas's Church, Roxby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ762161 |
| Location: | 54°32’6"N, 0°49’25"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 120 (2014 est.) |
| Post town: | Saltburn-By-The-Sea |
| Postcode: | TS13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scarborough and Whitby |
Roxby (formerly Rousby) is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, near Staithes.
The population of the civil parish was estimated at 120 in 2014.
Roxby was historically a township in the parish of Hinderwell.[1]
The parish church, St Nicholas, was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church. It is a Grade II listed building.[2] It includes family tombs of the Boynton baronets.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Roxby, Yorkshire) |
- A History of the County of York - Volume 2 pp 365-371: Hinderwell (Victoria County History)]
References
- ↑ Information on Roxby, Yorkshire from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148616: Church of St Nicholas (Grade II listing)
