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Romanby
Romanby shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 6,051 |
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| OS grid reference | SE361927 |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northallerton |
| Postcode district | DL7 |
| Dialling code | 01609 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Richmond |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Romanby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated just south-west of Northallerton, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 6,051.
The name Romanby suggests that the village dates from Roman times, but in fact it is thought to derive from the Viking name Hromund.
The Community of Romanby is served by Romanby Primary School. The local secondary school is the Allertonshire School and the local College is Northallerton College.
'The Golden Lion' is a Pub that lies at the heart of Romanby village.
Romanby Church was demolished in 1523 on the orders of the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Wolsey. Romanby now has two churches, St James' Church (built in 1882) and Romanby Methodist Church.
Romanby Golf Course lies on the outskirts of Romanby, it has an 18 hole course, floodlit driving range and a clubhouse.
Northallerton Town Football Club is located in Romanby
A self contained village, it boasts two shops, post office, dentist, hairdressers and a pub
The Redmire branch line passes over a bridge just on the outskirts of Romanby Village on its way up to Wensleydale from Northallerton. No scheduled passenger trains have run on this stretch of line since the early 1950s, but a bus service operates from Northallerton railway station to Leeming Bar railway station where the Wensleydale Railway currently terminates.
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Romanby has an impressive war memorial, details of those that died can be found here: Romanby Online War Memorial