Fridaythorpe
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Pocklington town centre and lies on the A166 road. It is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, making it the highest village in the Yorkshire Wolds.
According to the 2011 UK census, Fridaythorpe parish had a population of 319,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 183.[2]
St Mary's Church, Fridaythorpe was restored in 1902–3 with the addition of a new north aisle designed by C. Hodgson Fowler and stained glass by Burlison and Grylls. In January 1967 the church was designated a Grade I listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[3] It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.[4]
The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the village and the village is the midpoint of the trail.
Village amenities include a Mace general shop and petrol filling station, an agricultural store, a vehicle mechanic business, and a cafe.[5]
In 1823 Fridaythorpe inhabitants numbered 275. Occupations included eleven farmers, three wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, two grocers, two shoemakers, three tailors, a tanner, and the landlords of the Cross Keys and Hare & Hounds public houses. Carriers operated between the village and Driffield every Thursday, and York every Saturday. In the village was a Methodist chapel.[6]
The village previously hosted the World Championship Flat Cap Throwing Competition at its summer fete. The championship was last contested in 2014.[7][8][9]
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