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Snaith

2024-07-07T15:40:18Z

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{{Short description|Town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
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| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.691223|-1.028200|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = top
| official_name = Snaith
| static_image = High Street, Snaith - geograph.org.uk - 2063862.jpg
| static_image_caption = Market Place, Snaith
| population = 3,176
| civil_parish = [[Snaith and Cowick]]
| unitary_england = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| lieutenancy_england = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)|Goole and Pocklington]]
| post_town = GOOLE
| postcode_district = DN14
| postcode_area = DN
| dial_code = 01405
| os_grid_reference = SE642220
| london_distance_mi = 160
| london_direction = SSE
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[[File:Old School. Snaith - geograph.org.uk - 2275762.jpg|thumb|Old School, Snaith]]
'''Snaith''' is a [[market town]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England, close to the [[River Aire]] and the [[M62 motorway|M62]] and [[M18 motorway|M18]] motorways, {{convert|7|mi}} west of [[Goole]], {{convert|10|mi}} east of [[Knottingley]], {{convert|8|mi}} south of [[Selby]], {{convert|10|mi}} southwest of [[Howden]] and {{convert|8|mi}} northwest of [[Thorne, South Yorkshire|Thorne]].

==History==
The name "Snaith" derives from the [[Proto-Norse language|Old Scandinavian]] word ''sneith'', meaning "piece of land cut off".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ekwall|first1=Eilert|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names|date=1960|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford|isbn=0-19-869103-3|page=428|edition=4}}</ref> The name was recorded in its modern-day form in {{circa|1080}}, but in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 it appears as ''Esneid''.

The priory church of St Lawrence is low and wide, with [[pinnacle]]s. Its core is [[Norman architecture|Norman]] and [[cruciform]], but the tower, standing at the west end, is [[Early English Period|Early English]]. The [[chancel]] is [[English Gothic architecture#Decorated Gothic|Decorated Gothic]] and the [[nave]] has [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] [[Arcade (architecture)|arcade]]s and a high [[clerestory]]. [[Stained glass|Glass]] in the chancel window is by [[Francis Spear]] and there is a notable monument to [[John Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe|Viscount Downe]] by [[Francis Chantrey]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Betjeman|editor1-first=John|title=Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches: the North|year=1968|publisher=Collins|location=London|page=349}}</ref> The church was designated a Grade I [[listed building]] in 1967 and is now recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]], maintained by [[Historic England]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1161899|desc=Church of St Lawrence|access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Snaith, Priory Church of St Laurence - geograph.org.uk - 134627.jpg|thumb|Priory Church of St Laurence, Snaith parish church]]

==Sport==
Snaith Juniors Football Club formed in 1990 as Croda F.C. on the grounds of Cowick Hall, then used by [[Croda International]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snaith Juniors FC History|url=http://www.snaithjuniorsfc.co.uk/club/History|publisher=Snaith Juniors FC|access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref> Snaith Juniors F.C. now play at Ben Bailey housing estate and hold football tournaments at the end of May each year.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The Garth, adjacent to the Methodist Chapel, was given to the people of Snaith for recreation and leisure. The town has an active cycling presence, the Marshes Cycling Club (MCC).
==Media==
Television signals are received from either the [[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor]] or [[Belmont transmitting station|Belmont]] TV transmitters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/map.php?mapid=60|title=Transmitter Information – Emley Moor|website=Tx.mb21.co.uk|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tx.mb21.co.uk/mapsys/map.php?mapid=86|title=Transmitter Information – Belmont|website=Tx.mb21.co.uk|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Humberside]], [[Nation Radio East Yorkshire]], [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]], [[Capital Yorkshire]] and Phoenix Community Radio, a community based station which broadcast from [[Goole]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://phoenixcommunityradio.com/ |title=Phoenix Community Radio|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> The town is served by local newspaper, ''[[Goole Times|The Goole Times]]''.

==Town centre==
[[File:Butter Market, Snaith - geograph.org.uk - 2052346.jpg|thumb|Butter Market, Snaith]]
Snaith town centre has a variety of amenities and many [[pubs]] and restaurants, takeaway and retail shops. The priory church is located on the western side of town and [[Snaith Hall]] is directly south of the town. The town also has [[Methodist church]] on Cowick Road, a doctor's surgery on Butt Lane, and a fire station on Market Place.<ref>{{cite web |title=Snaith - |url=https://www.visiteastyorkshire.co.uk/information/product-catch-all/snaith-p1300931 |website=East Yorkshire |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Snaith railway station, Yorkshire - geograph.org.uk - 3259710.jpg|thumb|Snaith railway station]]
[[Snaith railway station]] has limited daily services to Leeds and Goole. It has no services on Sundays. The town had stations at [[Snaith and Pollington railway station|Snaith and Pollington]] on the [[Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway]] and in the nearby village of [[Carlton, Selby|Carlton]], [[Carlton Towers railway station|Carlton Towers]] on the [[Hull and Barnsley Railway]]. The town is also served by bus services to Selby and Goole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Snaith – bustimes.org |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/snaith |website=bustimes.org |access-date=25 November 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite book|title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=10}}
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Ulgham

2024-07-05T23:56:14Z

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|official_name= Ulgham
|country = England
|region = North East England
|unitary_england= [[Northumberland County Council|Northumberland]]
|lieutenancy_england= [[Northumberland]]
|constituency_westminster= [[North Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)|North Northumberland]]
|population = 365
|population_ref=(2011 census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129954&c=NE61+3AF&d=16&e=62&g=6453364&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1435850460458&enc=1|title=Parish population 2001 & 2011|access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref>
|post_town = MORPETH
|postcode_area = NE
|postcode_district = NE61
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'''Ulgham''' is a small village in [[Northumberland]], England. The name Ulgham is pronounced 'Uffam': [ˈʊfəm] ([[Northern England English|locally]]), [ˈʌfəm] ([[Received Pronunciation|RP]]). It is known as the 'village of the owls'.


== History ==
The name, first mentioned in 1139 as ''Wlacam'', is from the [[Old English]] ''ūle'' "owl" and ''hwamm'' "nook (of land)", and so means "owl nook".<ref>{{Citation | contribution = Ulgham | year = 2010 | title = The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names | editor-last = Watts | editor-first = Victor | page = 636 | publisher = Cambridge University Press | isbn=9780521168557 }}</ref>

Situated about six miles north of Morpeth, Ulgham is a village combining old with new. The church of St John the Baptist stands at the top of a steep bank above the river Lyne, rebuilt in the 1800s. However, the site is Saxon and two Norman stone windows are built into the current church walls. In the north aisle is a [[stone relief]] of much earlier Viking or even pagan Anglian origin. The weathered nature of the stonework indicates that it has spent a significant length of time exposed to the elements, before being incorporated into the fabric of the present church. The churchyard contains tombstones from the 1600s – and one prior to the Spanish Armada of 1588.

The old village cross still stands in the main street, although it does not have a cross arm now, in front of two very modern bungalows. This is where markets were held during the plague in Morpeth. There is a small, modern estate where the pig farm used to be, opposite the post office, which was originally a one-storey building, when Ulgham was one street and three farms.

Notorious for being 'the village with the unpronounceable name', Uffam is believed to mean 'the place of owls', although there are other derivations. However, the destruction of the surrounding countryside for open-cast mining, and the disappearance of farm buildings and stone barns means that owls are seldom heard or seen.

In the middle of Park Wood, now neighboured by open-cast mining, grew the Ulgham Oak, where, it is said, whisky was once distilled illicitly.

The artist [[Luke Clennell]] was born in Ulgham village in 1781. He was the son of a farmer but he went to work in his uncle's grocery shop in [[Morpeth, Northumberland|Morpeth]], and it was while he was there that his talent for drawing brought him to the notice of an influential peer who, in April 1797, had him apprenticed to [[Thomas Bewick]] at Newcastle. He became one of that great engraver's best pupils.

Clennell moved to London in 1804, having acquired much of Bewick's feeling for nature and a distinct ability for landscape and rural scenes. He went on to win awards from the Society of Arts for his wood engraving, but although his work revealed much breadth, it was uneven. Success, alas, affected his reason, and he died insane in 1840. There is a stone to his memory in [[St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne|St Andrew's Church]] in Newcastle, and three of his pictures are in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], South Kensington.

Ulgham has adapted well to changes in population. At one time a small farming community, it has welcomed newcomers but has managed retain its 'small village' identity. Flourishing associations include the Women's Institute, formed in 1924, and the cricket club, formed in 1977 and instrumental in the acquisition of the village playing field. The Ulgham Village Association monitors all aspects of life in Ulgham. It has published a village booklet and organises social activities from dances to footpath walking. The carpet bowls club has a large membership and provides entertainment for all, while the gardening club meets every month and arranges outings to gardens of interest throughout the county.

During the First World War the vicar of Ulgham gathered around him eager members of the village and they began play readings. These were held in the small village school (now converted to a residence). Much later, when the WI hut was built, the group moved to the new building and when a stage was erected short plays were produced. Eventually a county evening class for drama developed, the fees paid by members and the producer paid by the county, the members being recruited from the WI.

The class proved very popular and progressed to producing three-act plays. A play was produced each year, playing for four nights, Wednesday being exclusively for the over sixties. This was very popular and the hall was packed to capacity each night. The evening class rates were increased and travelling expenses rose and members had reluctantly to close the Ulgham Players. The pleasure and friendly entertainment they gave over many years still lives on in the memories of the people of Ulgham and surrounding district.

The village information above is taken from The Northumberland Village Book, written by members of the Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes and published by Countryside Books.

== Governance ==
The village lies within the Pegswood Division of the county-wide [[unitary authority]], [[Northumberland County Council]]. The County Councillor is Cllr David J. Towns (Conservative), and the village falls within the Castle Morpeth Local Area Council jurisdiction for planning and other local matters delegated by the county council. The electoral ward of the same name has a total population of 5,238. It is inhabited by Lord Astley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/ulgham-e05008082#sthash.VmuuebjT.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=2 July 2015}}</ref>












==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/Ulgham GENUKI] <small>(Accessed: 22 November 2008)</small>

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Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne

2024-07-05T23:51:43Z

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| official_name = Sandyford
| map_type = Tyne and Wear
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| metropolitan_borough = [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]
| metropolitan_county = [[Tyne and Wear]]
| region = North East England
| constituency_westminster = [[Newcastle upon Tyne North (UK Parliament constituency)|Newcastle upon Tyne North]]
| post_town = NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
| postcode_district = NE2; NE7
| postcode_area = NE
| dial_code = [[0191]]
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| councillor1 = Arlene Ainsley ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])<br />Felicity Mendelson ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])<br />Judy Pearce ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
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'''Sandyford''' is a small district in central [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]. It represents the north-eastern border of central Newcastle, with the suburbs of [[Jesmond]] to the north and [[Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne|Heaton]] to the east.

==Population==
Similarly to neighbouring [[Jesmond]], Sandyford is home to a large number of students because of its close proximity to [[Newcastle University]] and [[Northumbria University]].

==Architecture==
Sandyford's housing stock is mostly red brick [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[terraced house|terraced]] housing, and many of these are [[Tyneside flat]]s. Towards the south-east, the residential streets run steeply downwards to [[Jesmond Dene]].

In the south of Sandyford, there are some light industrial business buildings, including offices and small warehouses.

==Transport==
Sandyford is serviced by the [[Tyne and Wear Metro]], with the nearest station being [[Jesmond Metro station]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Walton Robinson |url=http://www.waltonrobinson.com/locations/sandyford/ |title=Houses & Apartments in Sandyford |access-date=2012-05-23}}</ref>

==References==
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Eshott

2024-07-05T17:31:55Z

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{{Short description|Village in Northumberland, England}}
{{About|the village in Northumberland|the village in Yorkshire|Esholt}}
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|official_name= Eshott
|static_image_name = Eshott - geograph.org.uk - 136833.jpg
|country = England
|region = North East England
|shire_county = [[Northumberland]]
|unitary_england = [[Northumberland]]
|civil_parish=[[Thirston]]
|constituency_westminster= [[Hexham (UK Parliament constituency)|Hexham]]
|population =
|post_town = MORPETH
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'''Eshott''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Thirston]], in [[Northumberland]], England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 114.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10314537/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Eshott Tn/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref>

It is located {{convert|20|mi}} north of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], midway between [[Morpeth, Northumberland|Morpeth]] and [[Alnwick]]. A small former [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] aerodrome, [[Eshott Airfield]], is located there.

The nearby [[Eshott Hall]] is a listed<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESHOTT HALL (SOUTHERN BLOCK), Thirston - 1156142 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1156142 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> country house hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guestline |title=Luxury Country House Hotel in Northumberland |url=https://www.eshotthall.co.uk/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Eshott Hall |language=en-GB}}</ref>



== Governance ==
Eshott was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in [[Felton, Northumberland|Felton]] parish,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9118|title=History of Eshott, in Castle Morpeth and Northumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref> from 1866 Eshott was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1955 to form Thirston.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10314537|title=Relationships and changes Eshott Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref>












== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090802093245/http://www.eshottvillage.com/ Eshott Village Residents website]
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