Acaster Selby
| Acaster Selby | |
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| Population | 56 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SE573414 |
| • London | 165 mi (266 km) S |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Acaster Selby is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the joint civil parish with Appleton Roebuck (where the population is now included). It is situated about 6 miles (9.7 km) south from York, on the west back of the River Ouse; near the opposite bank is the settlement of Stillingfleet, and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the north-west is Appleton Roebuck.
History
[edit | edit source]The name is derived from the Latin word for a camp, castra, indicating that the Roman army may once have been based near here. There is no longer any signs of such an encampment which was thought to have provided protection of the waterway to Tadcaster. A- likely comes from either Old English ā or Old Norse á, both meaning 'river'. The use of Selby indicates that the lands were brought within the control of Selby Abbey. This was done by Osbert de Arches at the time of the Norman Conquest and confirmed in the reign of Richard I.[1]
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Acastre in the wapentake of Ainsty in the West Riding of Yorkshire, having 11 households under the lordship of Wulstan, who was replaced by Robert Malet in 1086.[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
College Farm at Acaster Selby is named after a former college, or a chantry, which was dissolved during the reign of Henry VIII.[1] The site of the St Andrew's College, 1,440 feet (440 m) to the north-east of the farm, is a scheduled monument and includes extensive earthworks of buildings and a moated enclosure.[3]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The village has an area of 1,523 acres (6.2 km2).[1] It lies 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south-east of Appleton Roebuck.
Demography
[edit | edit source]According to the 1881 census the population was 115.[1] The 2001 census showed a population of 56 in 20 households.[4]
Governance
[edit | edit source]The Parish is part of joint parish with Appleton Roebuck and has one seat on its council.[5] It is part of the Wetherby and Easingwold UK Parliament constituency. It is part of the Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.[6]
Religion
[edit | edit source]St John's Church, Acaster Selby dates from 1850. It lies to the south of the village just off Back Lane.[1] It is a Grade II Listed Building.[7]
See also
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St John The Evangelist Church, Acaster Selby
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River Ouse, Acaster Selby
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Acaster [Selby] in the Domesday Book
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