Womersley

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Womersley
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Womersley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population363 (2001 census)
OS grid reference SE531419
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN6
Dialling code 01977
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Yorkshire
53°39′55″N1°11′50″W / 53.66519°N 1.19720°W / 53.66519; -1.19720

Womersley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 363. The parish population at the 2011 census (including Stapleton and Walden Stubbs) was 515. [1] It is near the towns of Selby, Askern and Pontefract. It is close to the borders with South and West Yorkshire.

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The village was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire [2] until 1 April 1974, when it became part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire. On 1 April 2023, Selby District was abolished and Womersley became part of the new North Yorkshire unitary authority area.

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Womersley has a place of worship, St Martin's Church, which is a Grade I listed building. [3]

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References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Womersley Parish (E04007783)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Womersley, West Riding". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth . Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1174486)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 April 2020.