Leyburn
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Leyburn is a small market town in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. It sits quite high above the northern bank of the river Ure in Wensleydale. The name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' (clearing), and 'burn' (stream), meaning clearing by the stream.
It has a population of 2208 (2001 census) but this swells in summer due to its picturesque position in proximity to the Yorkshire Dales national park. It contains a range of public services, with 2 primary schools, and a secondary school which serves lower Wensleydale, a Police Station, and a medical centre. A wide range of shops are situated around a market square with a number of pubs and bars to entertain tourists and locals. It is home to an auction house called Tennantsand a co op.
Although a small town, Leyburn is home to a cinema and a railway station on the Wensleydale Railway offering transport links and services one would usually expect of a larger town or city.
The towns secondary school, The Wensleydale School is relatively small with only just over 500 pupils studying there. The school does however have a sixth form with about 70 students enrolled. Around 30 years ago The Wensleydale School boasted the longest corridor in England when some of the pupils had lessons at the old Yorebridge Grammar School in Askrigg.
The town of Leyburn has recently got a new 6000-square-foot Antiques centre on Harmby Road boasting hundreds of different antiques. The town also has a local market in the town centre every Friday and a farmers' market which specialises in local meats once a month.
Leyburn is the home town of Tottenham defender Michael Dawson.
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