Newton-le-Willows, North Yorkshire explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.3019°N -1.6708°W
Official Name:Newton-le-Willows
Static Image:Newton-le-Willows.jpg
Static Image Caption:Newton-le-Willows
Population:454
Population Ref:(2011)
Civil Parish:Newton-le-Willows
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:Bedale
Postcode District:DL8
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:SE215905
London Distance Mi:200
London Direction:SSE

Newton-le-Willows is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, 3miles west of Bedale.[1] [2] Historically, it is part of the North Riding of Yorkshire and the Wapentake of Hang East.[3]

Newton-le-Willows used to have a railway station on the Wensleydale Railway. The station opened with the Bedale to Leyburn extension of the line in 1856.[4] In 1877 the station was renamed as Jervaulx to avoid confusion with the other Newton-le-Willows railway station near to St Helens.[5] The stations on the line were all closed in 1954, but the one at Jervaulx was used beyond the closure date to transport pupils to and from Aysgarth School on excursions.[6] Whilst the Wensleydale Railway has reopened as a heritage railway, the station has remained closed.

Education

Aysgarth School is a boarding Preparatory school located 0.5miles to the south - west of the village. It was founded in 1877 and was originally based near Aysgarth but moved to its current site in 1890.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Genuki: Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire (North Riding). www.genuki.org.uk. 20 February 2018.
  2. News: Village that's rich in everything that matters. 20 February 2018. The Yorkshire Post. 18 September 2009.
  3. Book: White. William. History, gazetteer, and directory, of the East and North Ridings of Yorkshire. 1840. W White. Sheffield. 574. 319907952.
  4. Book: Body. Geoffrey. Railways of the Eastern Region.. 1989. Stephens. Wellingborough. 1-85260-072-1. 136.
  5. Book: Suggitt. Gordon. Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire. 2005. Countryside Books. Newbury. 978-1-85306-918-5. 55.
  6. Book: Young. Alan. Lost Stations of Yorkshire; the North and East Ridings. 2015. Silver Link. Kettering. 978-1-85794-453-2. 86.
  7. Web site: History of the School. Aysgarth School. 28 December 2016.
  8. . Edubase. Retrieved 28 December 2016