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Yearsley
Yearsley — village in North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Yearsley is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 111 people. Address: YO61. Wikidata describes it as: "village in North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1634°, -1.1007°.
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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
Yearsley is a small village and civil parish in the county in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of Brandsby-cum-Stearsby. It is situated between the market towns of Easingwold and Helmsley. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Hambleton District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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Background
History
The entire parish of Yearsley is within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was, and remains, a predominantly agricultural village with significant forestry on the moors to the north of the village. The name 'Yearsley' is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Eureslage' and then, in the Pipe Rolls of 1176, as 'Euereslai'. The origins of the name, however, are probably Anglo-Saxon, from a word meaning Boars' Wood. Following the Norman invasion, the lands of Yearsley fell into the hands of a Norman knight, Roger de Mowbray, who, by 1160, passed the estates to another Norman nobleman, Thomas Colville (from Colleville-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast). The heirs of Thomas…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1634, -1.1007
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Yearsley
- Postcode
- YO61
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Population
- 111
Sources
- wikidata: Q1905568 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Yearsley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Yearsley Village phone box and bus stop - geograph.org.uk - 385704.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yearsley?
- Yearsley is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO61), in the parish of Yearsley.
- Is Yearsley a protected site?
- Yes — Yearsley is part of the Howardian Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Yearsley free to visit?
- Yes, Yearsley is free to enter.
- How do I get to Yearsley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode YO61. It sits within the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency.