Wistow, North Yorkshire
Wistow | |
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Wistow | |
Wistow shown within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 1,333 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE592356 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SELBY |
Postcode district | YO8 |
Dialling code | 01757 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Wistow is a small village and civil parish just north of Selby, North Yorkshire, England.
From 1983 until 2004 Wistow had a colliery, part of the Selby Coalfield.[2]
Notable people
- William Thompson, viticulturist. Credited in California with the development of the Thompson Seedless grape variety.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Record coal producing pit closes". BBC News. BBC. 13 May 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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