Barton-le-Street

Coordinates: 54°09′34″N 0°53′46″W / 54.15940°N 0.89605°W / 54.15940; -0.89605
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Barton-le-Street
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54°09′34″N 0°53′46″W / 54.15940°N 0.89605°W / 54.15940; -0.89605

Barton-le-Street is a village and

B1257
.

History

The village is recorded as Bartun in the

Earl Morcar. The village name is Anglo-Saxon and derived from bere, meaning barley and tun meaning settlement.[3] The suffix of "le-Street" denotes that it was situated on an old Roman road.[4]

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency. It was part of the Ryedale district from 1974 until 2023.

It is within the Amotherby and Ampleforth electoral division of North Yorkshire Council.[5]

The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Butterwick. According to the 2001 UK census the parish population was 186. There are 82 dwellings of which all but one were occupied. Of the total population, 158 were over 16 years old of which 92 were in employment.[6]

Geography

The village lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of

Thirsk and Malton Line used to pass through the village and the Old Station buildings, now the Village Hall, can be found on the north side on the road to Butterwick.[4] The village is served by the Malton to Helmsley bus service.[7]

Education

There is no longer a school in the village and the nearest Primary education is to be found at Amotherby Community Primary School or Slinsgby Community Primary School. Secondary education is provided at Malton School.[8]

Religion

St Michael's Church, Barton-le-Street was re-built in 1871 on the same site of the previous Norman church believed to have been built around 1160.[4][9]

See also

Views of Barton-le-Street
  • St Michael and All Angels Church
    St Michael and All Angels Church
  • Until 1931 there was a railway station, seen here in 1961, on the North Eastern Railway
    Until 1931 there was a railway station, seen here in 1961, on the North Eastern Railway

References

  1. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ISBN 0198691033
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  3. ^ "Etymology". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ^
    ISBN 1-86150-299-0. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help
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  5. ^ "Find a councillor". North Yorkshire Council. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2001 UK Census Statistics". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Public Transport". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Schools". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  9. ^ "The Street Parishes". Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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