Romanby

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Romanby






Statistics
Population:	6,000
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SE361927
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

Romanby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated just south-west of Northallerton.

The name Romanby suggests that the village dates from Roman times, but in fact it is thought to derive from the Viking name Hromund.

The Community of Romanby is served by Romanby Primary School. The local secondary school is the Allertonshire School and the local College is Northallerton College.

'The Golden Lion' is a Pub that lies at the heart of Romanby village.

Romanby Church was demolished in 1523 on the orders of the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Wolsey. Romanby now has two churches, St James' Church (built in 1882) and Romanby Methodist Church.

Romanby Golf Course lies on the outskirts of Romanby, it has a n 18 hole course, floodlit driving range and a clubhouse.

The Redmire branch line passes over a bridge just on the outskirts of Romanby Village on its way up to Wensleydale from Northallerton. No passenger trains have run on this stretch of line since the early 1950s, but a bus service operates from Northallerton railway station to Leeming Bar railway station where the Wensleydale Railway currently terminates.