Kexby, North Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.9502°N -0.9329°W
Official Name:Kexby
Static Image Name:A1079 Passing The Gateway To York Hotel Kexby - geograph.org.uk - 921106.jpg
Static Image Caption:A1079 runs through Kexby
Population:231
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Kexby
Unitary England:City of York
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Constituency Westminster:York Outer
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO41
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE701509
London Distance Mi:170
London Direction:S

Kexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Derwent and on the A1079 road about 5miles east of York not far from the East Riding of Yorkshire border.

The village was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was part of the Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since then it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.[1]

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194, it increased to 231 at the 2011 Census.In 1823 Kexby had a population of 149. Occupations included ten farmers and the landlord of the Coach and Horses public house.[2]

The route of the White Rose Way, a long-distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire passes through.Kexby Old Bridge over the River Derwent is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with a Grade II listing. Once a toll bridge, it was built in 1650 by Sir Roger Tresuer.[3]

Former Emmerdale actor Frazer Hines has a stud farm here.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Kexby, in York and East Riding Map and description. 2020-11-28. www.visionofbritain.org.uk.
  2. Book: Baines, Edward . History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York . 1823 . 359 . 1230139141.
  3. Web site: Newton . Grace . Listed 17th-century Kexby Old Bridge over the River Derwent near York will never re-open to drivers despite work to make it safe for walkers and cyclists . . 8 July 2021 . 7 July 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20230403055454/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/17th-century-bridge-over-river-derwent-near-york-will-never-re-open-to-drivers-3299715 . 3 April 2023.
  4. Web site: Interviews: Frazer Hines. alive.co.uk. Sound Culture Ltd. 20 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509155251/http://www.alive.co.uk/interviews/105.htm. 9 May 2008.