Gristhorpe | |
Gristhorpe
Gristhorpe shown within North Yorkshire |
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Population | 386 (2001 census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | TA087819 |
Parish | Gristhorpe |
District | Scarborough |
Shire county | North Yorkshire |
Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FILEY |
Postcode district | YO14 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | Scarborough and Whitby |
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire |
Gristhorpe is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Gristhorpe parish had a population of 386.[1]
The remains of Gristhorpe Man, now on display in the Rotunda Museum, Scarborough, were found buried in a tree trunk in Gristhorpe in the 19th century.
Gristhorpe railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 16 February 1959.[2]
The entrance to the village is dominated by the Dale Power Solutions Factory which has been abandoned since its closure in 2001.
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