East Harlsey Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.3885°N -1.338°W
Official Name:East Harlsey
Static Image Name:East Harlsey.jpg
Static Image Caption:A row of houses in East Harlsey
Population:281
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Richmond (Yorks)
Post Town:NORTHALLERTON
Postcode District:DL6
Postcode Area:DL
Dial Code:01609
Os Grid Reference:SE422997

East Harlsey is a village and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1miles west of Ingleby Arncliffe and the A19 and 6miles north-east of Northallerton.[1] The population of the village as measured at the 2011 census was 281.

Within the village there is a pub called the 'Cat and Bagpipes'.[2] St Oswald's Church, East Harlsey originated in the 12th century and is a grade II* listed building.

Harlsey Hall manor house is in the centre of the village: the manor was the property of the Lascelles family from the 11th century until 1654, when it passed to the Trotter Bannerman family, and from 1825, to the Maynard family.

Comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown has a home at Harlsey Manor, to the east of East Harlsey.[3]

Sport

East Harlsey has a cricket team, the first record of which is from 1908. The club provides teams for the Langbaurgh League and Northallerton and District Evening League, as well as competing in a number of local cup competitions.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Northallerton & Thirsk . 302 . 2016 . 1:25,000 . Explorer . Ordnance Survey . 9780319245545 .
  2. News: Warne . Malcolm . Review: The Cat and Bagpipes, East Harlsey, Northallerton . 17 April 2019 . The Northern Echo . 7 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Pain. Andrew. Chubby Brown ready for hometown show at Middlesbrough Town Hall. 11 July 2013 . Evening Gazette (Teesside). 21 August 2014.
  4. News: East Harlsey Cricket Club continues to go from strength to strength . 17 April 2019 . The Northern Echo . 28 September 2018.