Ellerbeck

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Ellerbeck is a small village in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England.

Ellerbeck lies on the A684 road between Northallerton and the A19 near Osmotherley. Ellerbeck also lies on the route of one of the variations of the Coast to coast walk.

Cod Beck flows through Ellerbeck on its way down into the Vale of Mowbray from the North York Moors.

The village of Elrebec is mentioned in the Domesday book.

There was a violent gas explosion in Ellerbeck in the late 1990s which destroyed a house in the village, thankfully no one was killed.

The explosion was caused by a resident of the village installing a large propane cylinder inside his property, despite health and safety regulations requiring that such cylinders be installed behind a blast wall at a distance of 15 metres from residential properties. Needless to say the insurance company involved refused to pay out on the claim.