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Romanby
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Packhorse bridge across Willow Beck
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Romanby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population6,177 (2011 census) [1]
OS grid reference SE361927
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Northallerton
Postcode district DL7
Dialling code 01609
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°19′44″N1°26′38″W / 54.3288°N 1.4440°W / 54.3288; -1.4440

Romanby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated south-west of and contiguous with Northallerton, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 6,051, increasing to 6,177 at the 2011 Census. [1]

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History

The name Romanby suggests that the village dates from Roman times, but derives from the Viking name Hromund. [2] The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to King William. [3]

Romanby chapel, which dated from the 13th century, was demolished in 1523 on the orders of the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Wolsey. [4] Its destruction was ordered because the vicar of Northallerton at the time, had questioned the bishop's authority. [5] St James' Church was built in 1882. It is a grade II listed structure. [6] Romanby Methodist Church dates from 1962. [7]

Geography

Before the railway was built, Romanby was separated from Northallerton by a 0.5-mile (0.8 km) strip of pasture land, but since the railway opened, the spread of each settlement means that the two are contiguous. [8] The Wensleydale Railway passes over a bridge on the outskirts of Romanby village on its way to Redmire from Northallerton West railway station. A grade II listed packhorse bridge straddles the Willow Beck. [9] [10] Water from the beck powered a water-mill in the village, which was last listed in 1663. [11] The beck flows southwards and enters the River Wiske before the A684 road. The River Wiske formed the western boundary of the old Allertonshire Wapentake. [12]

Governance

North Yorkshire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall in Romanby, on the site of a former a racecourse. It was designed by the York architect Walter Brierley for North Riding County Council. The main building constructed in 1904–14 is of two storeys of ashlar and red brick on a square courtyard plan, it has a 15-bay frontage and 23-bay returns. It is a grade II* listed building. [13]

Romanby electoral ward does not cover all the parish and had a total population at the 2011 Census of 3,946. [14]

Amenities

The village has several shops, a post office, a dentist, a hairdressers and a public house, the Golden Lion. [15]

Romanby is served by Romanby Primary School. The local secondary school and sixth form is Northallerton School.

Romanby Golf Course on the village outskirts has an 18-hole course, floodlit driving range and a clubhouse. Northallerton Town Football Club is located in Romanby.

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References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Romanby Parish (1170216911)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 392. ISBN   0-19-869103-3.
  3. ↑ "Romanby | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Bogg, Edmund (1908). Richmondshire: an account of its history and antiquities, characters and customs, legendary lore, and natural history. London: Elliot Stock. p. 25. OCLC   1385443354.
  5. ↑ Page 1968, p. 432.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St James the Great (Grade II) (1380322)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Romanby Parish Council - About Romanby". Romanby Parish Council. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Bogg, Edmund (1908). Richmondshire: an account of its history and antiquities, characters and customs, legendary lore, and natural history. London: Elliot Stock. p. 24. OCLC   1385443354.
  9. ↑ Historic England. "Packhorse Bridge (Grade II) (1190645)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Willow Beck level at Romanby - GOV.UK". check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Page 1968, p. 421.
  12. ↑ Page 1968, p. 418.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "COUNTY HALL (1150967)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  14. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Romanby 2011 Census Ward (1237325076)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Romanby Parish Council - About Romanby". romanby-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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