Amotherby

Amotherby
Amotherby  Amotherby shown within North Yorkshire
Population	399
OS grid reference	SE750735
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALTON
Postcode district	YO17
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton (formerly Ryedale)
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Coordinates: 54°09′08″N 0°51′03″W / 54.1521°N 0.8507°W

Amotherby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 3 miles west of Malton.

Description

The village appears in the Domesday Book as 'Aimundrebi' which is derived from 'Eymund's farm'.^[1]

The 2001 census recorded a population of 357 for the parish, increasing to 399 at the 2011 Census.^[2] There is a church dedicated to St Helen.

Amotherby sits on two main roads, the B1257 between Helmsley and Malton and the Kirkbymoorside to Malton road. Both roads meet at a busy junction in the village, with traffic from Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside meeting towards Malton.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Kirby Misperton with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,032.^[3]

HQ and mill of the BATA farmers' cooperative group, outside Amotherby.There is also a pub, The Queen's Head.

References

1. The North Yorkshire Village Book. Countryside Books. 1991. ISBN 1-85306-137-9.
2. "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
3. "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics –Area: Amotherby (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

External links

• Media related to Amotherby at Wikimedia Commons
• Amotherby on ryedale.co.uk
• Amotherby in the Domesday Book