Barmby Moor

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Barmby Moor
Barmby Moor shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	1,065 (2001 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE777489
Parish	Barmby Moor
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO42
Dialling code	01759
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°55′50″N 0°49′05″W / 53.930522, -0.817996

Barmby Moor is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 1½ miles west of Pocklington. It lies north of the A1079 road where it is met by the B1246 road that passes through the village.

Barmby Moor

According to the 2001 UK census, Barmby Moor parish had a population of 1,065.^[1]

The village has a long history and was originally a market town with a coaching inn. For more history see (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23017). The village has a church, dedicated to St Catherine, and a primary school. The former school house now houses a Kids Club and a Pre-School, both charities and both run by committed locals. There is a village shop, which has moved recently into a new purpose-built home, a post office and a pub, The Boot & Slipper, which is well supported by the village.

The nearby town of Pocklington has a wealth of other shops including two supermarkets together with bakers, butchers and clothes shops etc. Further afield York, Hull and Beverley are the nearest larger places.

[edit] Education

St Catherine's Church

Barmby Moor Primary School is a Church of England school. The foundation governors are appointed by the Church. The school maintains close links with St Catherine’s Church and with the family of Church schools within the diocese of York.