Youlton

Youlton
Entering the village of Youlton from the south west
Youlton  Youlton shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE490634
District	Hambleton
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	York
Postcode district	YO61
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
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Coordinates: 54°03′51″N 1°15′10″W / 54.06422°N 1.25283°W

Youlton is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) miles south-west of Easingwold and 11 miles (18 km) from York. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Aldwark, North Yorkshire.

History

The rights to the manor in the village used to belong to University College, Oxford. Amongst the previous landowners were the de Ros family. Youlton Hall was used by King James I as an overnight stop between London and Edinburgh.^[1]

Governance

The village is within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It also lies within the Tollerton ward of Hambleton District Council and the Easingwold electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council.

Geography

The village lies midway between the River Ure and the River Kyle. Local roads link the village with Alne, North Yorkshire to the north and Great Ouseburn to the west.^[2]

References

1. Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 640. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.

External links

Media related to Youlton at Wikimedia Commons