Ulleskelf
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| Ulleskelf | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE518401 |
| Location: | 53°51’18"N, 1°12’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 980 |
| Post town: | Tadcaster |
| Postcode: | LS24 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Selby |
Ulleskelf is a small village and civil parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while Kelf means calf in Icelandic (i.e. Old Norse). It was written in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec.[1]
It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, at which call up to three trains a day. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store). The 2011 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 980.[2]
An episode of 'A Touch of Frost, Mind Games, starring David Jason and Keith Barron, was filmed in the village in 2008.
References
- ↑ Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Cawood to Arthington. London: E Stock. pp. 204–205. OCLC 7225986.
- ↑ "2011 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11129956&c=ulleskelf&d=16&e=61&g=6455657&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1379877247281&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2493. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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