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Hemingbrough
Hemingbrough shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 3,571 (Census 2001)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE467430 |
| Parish | Hemingbrough |
| District | Selby |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Hemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Selby and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Howden on the A63. The village has a 12th century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Minster), Methodist chapel, post office, village shop, petrol station (currently closed), equine centre, bakers, fish and chip restaurant and a Chinese takeaway. The village also has a Primary School and nursery as well as a playing field for the local children. The surrounding area makes up part of the Humberhead Levels and is flat land mainly used for mixed agriculture.
It is thought that from this village came Walter of Hemingbrough, one of the most interesting of our early chroniclers. Writing in the 14th century, he gave us a history beginning with the Norman conquest, a rare work treasured in the British Museum.
In 1989 Caron Keating and Blue Peter visited the village to replace the cockerel on the top of the church spire which had been damaged for several years.
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