Nunburnholme
Nunburnholme | |
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Population | 234 (2011 census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | SE849480 |
– London | 170 mi (270 km) S |
Civil parish | Nunburnholme |
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 | YO42 |
Dialling code | 01759 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | East Yorkshire |
Coordinates: 53°55′19″N 0°42′28″W / 53.921854°N 0.707718°W
Nunburnholme is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of the market town of Pocklington.
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The civil parish is formed by the village of Nunburnholme and the hamlet of Kilnwick Percy. According to the 2011 UK census, Nunburnholme parish had a population of 234,[1] a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 253.[2]
The parish church of St James is a Grade I listed building.[3]
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the village.
In 1823 Nunburnholme was a civil parish in the Wapentake of Harthill. Baines stated that there was previously a small Benedictine nunnery, indicated by a mound, that was founded by the ancestors of Roger de Morley. Population at the time was 203, with occupations including ten farmers and yeomen, a shoemaker & shopkeeper, a schoolmaster, and a wheelwright.[4]
Nunburnholme was served by Nunburnholme railway station on the York to Beverley Line between 1847 and 1951.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Nunburnholme CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Nunburnholme CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St James (1309850)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 374
- ↑ 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.
Sources
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 9.
External links
Media related to Nunburnholme at Wikimedia Commons
- Nunburnholme in the Domesday Book