Edstone

Edstone
Edstone
 Edstone shown within North Yorkshire
Population 217 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSE7096083488
DistrictRyedale
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Kirkbymoorside
Postcode district YO
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°14′31″N 0°54′40″W / 54.242°N 0.911°W

Edstone is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. Edstone has a population of 217 according to the 2011 census.[1]

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edstone as

EDSTONE (Great), a township and a parish in Helmsley district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Dove, 2½ miles SSE of Kirkbymoorside, and 6 W by S of Pickering r. station. . Acres, 1, 190. Real property, £2, 123. Pop., 135. Houses, 27. The parish contains also the township of North Holme; and its post town is Kirkbymoorside, under York. Acres, 1,800."[2]

The name 'Edstone' has an original meaning when broken down into old English which is: "Eadin's farm/settlement."[3]

Places of interest

The nearest schools to Edstone are: Welburn Hall School (1.4 miles), Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School (1.4 miles)[4] and Ryedale School (3.1 miles.)[5]

The North York Moors national park is located 11 miles to the north of Edstone village.[6]

St Michael's and All Angels Church, Great Edstone - geograph.org.uk - 496842
Great Edstone - geograph.org.uk - 125129

St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Edstone

Information on the church:

"GREAT EDSTONE, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale; 2 miles SSE. of Kirkbymoorside. The living is a vicarage, in the patronage of the Marquis of Salisbury; incumbent, the Rev. Christopher Roberts. Pop. 156.

Over the south door of the Church is a Saxon Dial with an inscription, similar to that at Kirkdale sundial, but not so perfect. -Young." [7]

The church is an ancient structure, but the numerous modern repairs have removed all traces of its early architecture.[8]

Population

According to the latest census of 2011 it has a population of 217 residents. The population has increased from the 2001 census, when the population was 192.[9]

Graph of the population change in Edstone from 1881 to 2011

This population graph shows an overall increase over 130 years from 1881-2011 in terms of the number of residents that have moved into the village of Edstone. However, the most noticeable difference being within a 50 year time period, from 1961 where the population rapidly increased from 113 residents to 217 residents in 2011 (Census data) an overall increase of 105 inhabitants. Although, prior to the 1961 population of Edstone, the general trend saw the population decrease by 89 residents from 1821 to 1921.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Edstone (Parish):Key figures for 2011 Census: Key statistics". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  2. ↑ Wilson, John. "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales". Edstone: A.Fullarton and Co. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Watts. "Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names 566". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "RM At Home". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "RM At Home". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Google Maps". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Genuki". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Genuki". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Edstone (Parish):Key figures for 2011 Census: Key statistics". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  10. ↑ "Edstone (Parish):Key figures for 2011 Census: Key statistics". Neighbourhood statistics. Office for National Statistics.
  11. ↑ "GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Great Edstone AP/CP through time – Population Statistics".

External links

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