| Danby Wiske | |
  Danby Wiske shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 290 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode district | DL7 |
| Dialling code | 01609 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Richmond |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
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North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is the main settlement in the civil parish of Danby Wiske and Lazenby. This is a list of Civil parishes in the Non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England, and the Non-metropolitan districts of Middlesbrough The village lies on a minor road between the village of Streetlam and the A167 near Northallerton. Streetlam is a small village or hamlet located 6 miles northwest of Northallerton, the county town of North Yorkshire in England. The A167 is a Road in North East England. Most of its route was formerly the A1 as most of it is the original route of the Great North Road until Northallerton (ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn is a Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England There is a junction in the centre of the village, with another minor road leading to the nearby village of Yafforth. Yafforth is a Village in the Civil parish of Danby Wiske in Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England.
Danby means the village of the Danes, and Wiske refers to the River Wiske which passes nearby. The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants The River Wiske is a tributary of the River Swale in North Yorkshire.
Danby Wiske is on the 190-mile coast to coast long-distance walk, originated and described by the celebrated Alfred Wainwright
Amenities
The village pub is 'The White Swan'; it lies in the centre of the village, opposite the small village green. Alfred ("A" Wainwright MBE (17 January 1907 &ndash 20 January 1991 was a British hillwalker, guidebook Author and Illustrator It is often frequented by walkers from the coast to coast walk.
The village church is known simply as Danby Wiske Parish Church and is a Grade 1 Listed Building. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance The doorway dates from Norman times, and has a 12th century north aisle. The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France.
Danby Wiske is around ¼ mile from the East Coast Main Line; there was once a railway station here, but this has long since closed. The East Coast Main Line ( ECML) is the electrified high-speed railway link between London and Edinburgh connecting Yorkshire, North East |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains
The village once had a school but this too closed long ago; the village children now attend schools in Northallerton. Northallerton (ɴɔːɵɑːlɜɾtʌn is a Market town in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England
History
The estate of Danby Wiske was owned by the Calvert family; their most famous son was George Calvert, founder of the state of Maryland in the United States. George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore ( c 1580 &ndash 15 April 1632 was an English Politician and coloniser. It has changed hands several times since.
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