Danby Wiske

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Danby Wiske






Statistics
Population:	290
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SE336985
Administration
District:	Hambleton
Shire county:	North Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	North Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire (North Riding)
Services
Police force:	North Yorkshire Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	NORTHALLERTON
Postal district:	DL7
Dialling code:	01609
Politics
UK Parliament:	Richmond
European Parliament:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Danby Wiske is a village in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire. It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Danby Wiske and Lazenby. The village lies on a minor road between the village of Streetlam and the A167 near Northallerton. There is a junction in the centre of the village, with another minor road leading to the nearby village of Yafforth.

Danby means the village of the Danes, and Wiske refers to the River Wiske which passes nearby.

Danby Wiske is on the 190-mile coast to coast long-distance walk, originated and described by the celebrated Alfred Wainwright

[edit] Amenities

The village pub is 'The White Swan', it lies in the centre of the village, opposite the small village green. It is often frequented by walkers from the coast to coast walk.

The village church is known simply as Danby Wiske Parish Church. It is an impressive building, the doorway dating from Norman times, and a 12th century north aisle.

Danby Wiske is around ¼ mile from the East Coast Main Line, there was once a railway station here, but this has long since closed.

The village once had a school but this too closed long ago; the village children now attend schools in Northallerton.

[edit] History

The estate of Danby Wiske was owned by the Calvert family; their most famous son was George Calvert, founder of the state of Maryland in the United States. It has changed hands several times since.