Pockley

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Pockley
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Pockley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population112 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE637860
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO62
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
54°15′58″N1°01′19″W / 54.266°N 1.022°W / 54.266; -1.022
White Cottage at Pockley, rethatching almost complete in 2007 White Cottage at Pockley.jpg
White Cottage at Pockley, rethatching almost complete in 2007

Pockley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Helmsley turning north from the A170 road. Its short, winding lane passes six thatched cottages in a quarter mile before turning back toward the A170 and its junction at Beadlam and Nawton.

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The Grade II-listed St John the Baptist's Church, Pockley was built in 1870 and designed by Sir Gilbert Scott or his son. [2]

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Pockley Parish (E04007617)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (1149283)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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