Londesborough

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Londesborough
Londesborough (East Riding of Yorkshire)
Londesborough

Londesborough shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population 183 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE868455
Parish Londesborough
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 YO43
Dialling code 01430
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament East Yorkshire
List of places: UKEnglandYorkshire

Coordinates: 53°53′55″N 0°40′46″W / 53.898491, -0.679446

Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2½ miles north of the market town of Market Weighton.

All Saints' Church, Londesborough.
All Saints' Church, Londesborough.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.[1]

The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes through the village.

Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.

[edit] Famous residents

Andy Strangeway, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965

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