North Duffield

North Duffield is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It lies about 4 miles (7 km) north-east of Selby 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).[2] 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]

North Duffield

Main Street, North Duffield
North Duffield
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,317 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE684369
Civil parish
  • North Duffield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSELBY
Postcode districtYO8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

Overview

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, lots of fields, and a bowls club.

There is an active North Duffield Conservation and local History Society, whose web site can be found at www.ndchs.org.uk, which is currently funded by Lottery Funding.

North Duffield has its own village football team, North Duffield Dragons, for children aged between 3 and 16.

Menthorpe Gate railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line served the village from 1853 to 1953.[3]

Governance

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.[4]

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References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – North Duffield Parish (E04007760)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  4. 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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