Amotherby
Amotherby | |
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HQ and mill of the BATA farmers' cooperative group, outside Amotherby. There is also a pub, The Queen's Head. | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 399 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE750735 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MALTON |
Postcode district | YO17 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
Amotherby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Malton.
Description
[edit]The village appears in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'.[2]
The 2001 census recorded a population of 357 for the parish, increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.[1] St Helen's Church, Amotherby is a Grade II listed building.[3]
Amotherby sits on two main roads, the B1257 between Helmsley and Malton and the Kirkbymoorside to Malton road. Both roads meet at a busy junction in the village, with traffic from Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside meeting towards Malton.
The village used to have a railway station on the Thirsk and Malton line. The station closed to passengers in 1930 but stayed open to goods until 1964.[4]
The village is home to Malton Foods Ltd (formerly known as Westlers) which produces ready meals for the foodservice and retail sectors.[5] The Company has been part of Zwanenberg Food Group UK since November 2013.
Governance
[edit]An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Kirby Misperton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,032.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Amotherby Parish (1170217209)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ The North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. 1991. ISBN 1-85306-137-9.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Helen (Grade II) (1149153)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Howat, Patrick (1988). The railways of Ryedale and the Vale of Mowbray. Nelson: Hendon. p. 3. ISBN 0-86067-111-9.
- ^ Bellamy, Alison (5 January 2019). "Enjoying quiet life". The Yorkshire Post. Country Week. p. 11. ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Amotherby Ward (as of 2011) (1237325149)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Amotherby at Wikimedia Commons
- Amotherby on ryedale.co.uk
- Amotherby in the Domesday Book