Melsonby

Melsonby

Melsonby Village
Melsonby
 Melsonby shown within North Yorkshire
Population 735 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ198084
DistrictRichmondshire
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town RICHMOND
Postcode district DL10
Dialling code 01325 718
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°28′15″N 1°41′42″W / 54.47081°N 1.6951°W / 54.47081; -1.6951

Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies a few miles west of the A1(M) motorway.

Governance

The village lies within the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency, which has been represented since 2015 by Conservative Rishi Sunak,[2] who took over from retiring fellow Tory William Hague.

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Manfield with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,406.[3]

Murder of Diana Garbutt

In March 2010, village postmistress Diana Garbutt was found dead in the living quarters above the shop, after suffering severe head injuries. Her husband Robin Garbutt was charged with her murder.[4] He was committed for trial and pleaded not guilty. On 27 September Robin Garbutt was released on bail due to a significant breakthrough in the case against him.[5]

On 19 April 2011, following trial at Teesside Crown Court, he was convicted of the murder of Diane Garbutt and was sentenced to life imprisonment.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parish Population 2015". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rishi Sunak official website". Rishi Sunak. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Husband charged with Melsonby post office murder". BBC News. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Husband of Melsonby postmistress released on bail". BBC News Online (BBC). 27 September 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Husband guilty of Melsonby postmistress murder". BBC News. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.

External links

Media related to Melsonby at Wikimedia Commons


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