Beal, North Yorkshire
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Beal is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire, 3.5 miles (6 km) north-east of Knottingley, 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Selby, and 21 miles (34 km) south of York. The parish includes the village of Kellingley, and borders the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 720,[2] increasing to 738 at the 2011 census.[1]
Overview
The name "Beal" is of Old English origins and means "Nook of land in a river-bend". It is composed of the elements bēag ("river-bend") and halh ("nook of land"). The village was recorded as Begale in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Kellingley Colliery, the last operating deep coal mine in the United Kingdom, was located in the parish until its closure in December 2015.
Fishing on the River Aire is controlled by Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers. The main catches are roach and bream.[3]
Bus service 476 operated by Arriva Yorkshire, connects the village with Pontefract, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, Kellingley, Beal, Kellington, Eggborough, Burn, Brayton and Selby.[4]
Governance
The village of Beal was a township in the ancient parish of
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Parish Headcounts: Selby". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers". Leeds and District Amalgamated Society of Anglers. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ "476 - Selby - Pontefract – Arriva Yorkshire – bustimes.org". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "The Ancient Parish of Kellington". GenUKI. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Beal or Beaghall Civil Parish and Township". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Beal, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons- A Vision of Britain Through Time
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- Office for National Statistics
