Brawby

Brawby
Brawby  Brawby shown within North Yorkshire
Population	140
OS grid reference	SE737781
Civil parish	Brawby
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Malton
Postcode district	YO17 6
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°11′37″N 0°52′13″W / 54.19361°N 0.87040°W

Brawby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, situated at the confluence of the River Seven and the River Rye. According to the 2001 census^[1] Brawby had a population of 164, decreasing to 140 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

A cottage in Brawby

Geography

Brawby is located on the edge of the North York Moors, about eight miles south-west of Pickering, and eight miles north-west of Malton. Although Brawby is located in a quiet rural area of North Yorkshire, Kirby Misperton is only 4 miles away, and is the site of one of the most popular Zoo & Theme parks in England, Flamingoland.

Entertainment

Although Brawby is within easy reach of a number of entertainment venues in nearby, Pickering, Malton & York, Brawby does offer an interesting mix of entertainment for its local residents and tourists alike. The Shed,^[3] a live music venue, offers both live music and performance art and attracts artists from all over the world, its success is very much accredited to its imaginative creator, Simon Thackray.^[4] .

References

1. "Brawby Census 2001" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 13 August 2015.
3. "The Shed". TheShed.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
4. "Simon Thackray". SimonThackray.com. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

External links

• History of Brawby
• Brawby Grange.