Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the market town of Market Weighton.
All Saints' Church, Londesborough.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.[1]
The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes through the village.
Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.
[edit] Famous residents
Andy Strangeway, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Londesborough CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
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