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North Duffield

For other uses, see Duffield (disambiguation).

North Duffield
Main Street, North Duffield
North Duffield is located in North Yorkshire
North Duffield
North Duffield
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,317 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE684369
Civil parish
  • North Duffield
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSELBY
Postcode districtYO8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°49′26″N 0°57′45″W / 53.82388°N 0.96239°W / 53.82388; -0.96239

North Duffield is a village and civil parish, previously in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[2] It lies about 4 miles (7 km) north-east of Selby and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of York, on the A163 road from Selby to Market Weighton. The River Derwent forms the eastern boundary of the parish. It has an area of around 10,080 acres (4,081 ha) (according to 2001 UK Census data). There are approximately 1,800 residents in the village, the majority of whom are aged between 30 and 50 years. The population at the 2011 Census was 1,317.[1]

Overview

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North Duffield is home to a Community Primary School, Methodist Church, village hall, village green, hairdressers, garage, the black cat rescue, park, shop, pub, Duck pond, many fields, and a bowls club.

Railway bridge

There is an active North Duffield Conservation and local History Society, which in 2011 was funded by Lottery Funding.[3] North Duffield has its own village football team, North Duffield Dragons, for children aged between 3 and 16.[4]

Menthorpe Gate railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line served the village from 1853 to 1953.[5]

Governance

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An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north-east to Thorganby with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,913.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – North Duffield Parish (E04007760)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "History of North Duffield, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "North Duffield Conservation & Local History Society". Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  4. ^ "North Duffield Dragons U7 - Selby & District Junior Football League Sponsored By Macron". www.teamstats.net. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  6. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – North Duffield Ward (as of 2011) (E05006352)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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