Amotherby Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.1508°N -0.8536°W
Label Position:left
Official Name:Amotherby
Static Image Name:Mill at amotherby.jpg
Static Image Caption:HQ and mill of the BATA farmers' cooperative group, outside Amotherby. There is also a pub, The Queen's Head.
Population:399
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Thirsk and Malton
Post Town:MALTON
Postcode District:YO17
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE750735

Amotherby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Malton.

Description

The village appears in the Domesday Book (1086) as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'.[1]

The 2001 census recorded a population of 357 for the parish, increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census. St Helen's Church, Amotherby is a Grade II listed building.

Amotherby sits on two main roads, the B1257 between Helmsley and Malton and the Kirkbymoorside to Malton road. Both roads meet at a busy junction in the village, with traffic from Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside meeting towards Malton.

The village used to have a railway station on the Thirsk and Malton line. The station closed to passengers in 1930 but stayed open to goods until 1964.[2]

The village is home to Malton Foods Ltd (formerly known as Westlers) which produces ready meals for the foodservice and retail sectors.[3] The Company has been part of Zwanenberg Food Group UK since November 2013.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Kirby Misperton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,032.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. 1991. 1-85306-137-9.
  2. Book: Howat . Patrick . The railways of Ryedale and the Vale of Mowbray . 1988 . Hendon . Nelson . 0-86067-111-9 . 3.
  3. News: Bellamy . Alison . Enjoying quiet life . The Yorkshire Post . 5 January 2019 . Country Week . 11. 0963-1496.