Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Whenby
Whenby — village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Whenby is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 1,966 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 69 people. Address: YO60. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.1203°, -1.0368°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Howardian Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Whenby is a civil parish and village in North Yorkshire, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of York and 8 miles (13 km) east of Easingwold. The village and parish lies between Sheriff Hutton and Brandsby, just south of the Howardian Hills. According to the 2011 census, the parish has an area of 4,860 acres (1,966 ha),. The 15th century parish church was declared redundant in 1983. It is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.
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Background
History
Although Whenby was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, no particular details are shown about the settlement. The first part of the name derives from Old Norse Kona (a woman) and the suffix by, which is Old English for steadings or farm, so literally Woman's Farm. The area was in the possession of the de Nevil family in the 13th century, and passed through several noble families (Moryn, Barton, Thomas etc) until it passed through marriage to the Radclyffe family of Derwentwater. However, the lands around Whenby were forfeited to the crown in 1715 after James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater was found guilty of treason. Radclyffe took part in the Jacobite Uprising, was tried, found…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1203, -1.0368
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Whenby
- Postcode
- YO60
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Population
- 69
Sources
- wikidata: Q596401 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whenby (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Whenby Village.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whenby?
- Whenby is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO60), in the parish of Whenby.
- Is Whenby a protected site?
- Yes — Whenby is part of the Howardian Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Whenby free to visit?
- Yes, Whenby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whenby?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode YO60. It sits within the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency.