Kexby, North Yorkshire

Kexby
Kexby
Kexby shown within North Yorkshire
Population 231 (2011)
OS grid reference SE701509
 London 170 mi (270 km) S
Civil parish
  • Kexby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO41
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Kexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A1079 about 5 miles (8 km) east of York, on the River Derwent and the East Riding of Yorkshire border.

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194, increasing to 231 at the 2011 Census.[1] Before 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.

Former Emmerdale actor Frazer Hines has a stud farm here.[2]

The route of the White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire also passes through.

In 1823 Kexby, then part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, had a population of 149. Occupations included ten farmers and the landlord of the Coach and Horses public house.[3]

References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. "Interviews: Frazer Hines". alive.co.uk. Sound Culture Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  3. Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359. ISBN 1230139141

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