Strensall
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Strensall is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.
The nearby Strensall Common is a Special Area of Conservation, an example of lowland heathland habitat covering over 5 km². Strensall Common also has an army firing range and training area, and a part of the Ministry of Defence.
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[edit] Population
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,815.
[edit] History
It is referred to in the Domesday Book as Streonaeshalch, after Streona, a personal name, and halch, a corner of land. It belonged to the Archbishops of York.
Strensall is also the probable site of many historical events supposed to have occurred in Whitby. Most significantly the 'Whitby' Synod of 664. This is due to a complication in ninth century documents which describe Steonaeshalch as being Whitby. (The name Whitby is viking).
[edit] Churches
The Parish Church of Strensall is Saint Mary the Virgin. The current building was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1866. A list of events and services can be found at What's On at St Mary's?. Other local churches are the Methodist Chapel and Saint Wilfred's Garrison Church.
[edit] Other amenities
Strensall has two local grocery shops, Tesco and Costcutter, plus a post office, three pubs, a bakery, hairdresser, fish & chip shop, takeaway etc. There is a doctor's surgery; a playing field, with changing rooms; three tennis courts, fully lit at night; two football pitches and one astro pitch; about five small parks. The village is linked to the city of York by a frequent bus service. The railway line from York to Scarborough passes through the village but there is no longer a station there.
[edit] Schools
Strensall falls within the catchment areas of Robert Wilkinson Primary School and Huntington School. Robert Wilkinson is the local primary school, situated in Strensall. Huntington School is a successful and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive secondary school, about 3 miles (5 km) from Strensall. The school is a technology college with approximately 1,500 pupils. The school has a particularly successful sixth form, which was ranked 19th in the country for its results in 2005.
