Barton-le-Street explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.1594°N -0.8961°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:Barton-le-Street
Static Image Name:Barton le Street.jpg
Static Image Caption:Village green at Barton-le-Street
Population:170
Civil Parish:Barton-le-Street
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:SE721742

Barton-le-Street is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 186 reducing to 170 at the 2011 Census. It is located about five miles west of Malton, between Appleton-le-Street and Slingsby on the old Roman road which is now the B1257.

History

The village is recorded as Bartun in the Domesday Book. It lay within the Maneshou Hundred and was in the possession of the King having previously been owned by Earl Morcar. The village name is Anglo-Saxon and derived from bere, meaning barley and tun meaning settlement.[1] The suffix of "le-Street" denotes that it was situated on an old Roman road.

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It was part of the Ryedale district from 1974 until 2023.

It is within the Amotherby and Ampleforth electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.[2]

The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Butterwick. According to the 2001 UK census the parish population was 186. There are 82 dwellings of which all but one were occupied. Of the total population, 158 were over 16 years old of which 92 were in employment.[3]

Geography

The village lies west of Malton on the B1257 between Appleton-le-Street to the east and Slingsby to the west. The area is made of undulating hills on limestone bedrock covered by clay.[4] It is surrounding by farmland, mostly for crop growing. The village used to have a station on the Thirsk and Malton Line used to pass through the village and the Old Station buildings, now the Village Hall, can be found on the north side on the road to Butterwick.[4] The village is served by the Malton to Helmsley bus service.[5]

Education

There is no longer a school in the village and the nearest Primary education is to be found at Amotherby Community Primary School or Slinsgby Community Primary School. Secondary education is provided at Malton School.[6]

Religion

St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street was re-built in 1871 on the same site of the previous Norman church believed to have been built around 1160.[4] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etymology. 10 November 2012.
  2. Web site: Find a councillor . North Yorkshire Council . 3 June 2023.
  3. Web site: 2001 UK Census Statistics. 10 November 2012.
  4. Book: Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 . 645. 1890 . S&N Publishing. 1-86150-299-0.
  5. Web site: Public Transport. 10 November 2012.
  6. Web site: Schools . 10 November 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109235655/http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2977 . 9 November 2012 .
  7. Web site: The Street Parishes. 10 November 2012.