Milby

Milby

Milby
Milby
 Milby shown within North Yorkshire
Population 162 
OS grid referenceSE402678
Civil parishMilby
DistrictHarrogate
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO51 9
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentSkipton and Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°06′17″N 1°23′08″W / 54.104790°N 1.385620°W

Milby is a hamlet and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate north of Boroughbridge.

History

The Roman road, Dere Street crossed the River Ure at Milby. Until the mid 19th century, the old wooden bridge remains could still be seen.[1]

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Mildebi in the Hallikeld hundred. The lands were the possession of the Crown both before and after the Norman invasion.[2]

There was a branch line of the North Eastern railway that ran through the parish. The line ran from Pilmoor Junction on the East Coast Main Line near Easingwold to Knaresborough via Boroughbridge. Opened in 1847, it closed in 1964. The Old Station House is a Grade II Listed Building[1][3][4][5]

Governance

The village lies within the Skipton and Ripon UK Parliament constituency. It is also within the Boroughbridge electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Newby ward of Harrogate Borough District Council.[6] The local Parish Council has nine members.[7]

Geography

Milby Lock on the River Ure

The nearest settlements are Boroughbridge 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south; Langthorpe 0.8 miles (1.3 km)to the south west; and Kirby Hill 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the north west.[6]

The village lies on the north bank of the River Ure. In order to make the river navigable past the weir at Boroughbridge, a three-quarter mile cut was made from Milby, including a set of locks, to Langthorpe.[1][6]

The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 162 of which 123 were over the age of sixteen years old and 105 of those were in employment. There were 62 dwellings of which 40 were detached. [8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 734. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
  2. ↑ Milby in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Listed Building". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Parish History". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Local History". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ordnance Survey Open Viewer
  7. ↑ "Parish Council". Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "2001 UK Census". Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links

Media related to Milby at Wikimedia Commons