Whenby

Whenby
Main street, Whenby
Whenby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	222 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE630698
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

Whenby is a civil parish, and small village, in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England.

Whenby lies between Sheriff Hutton and Brandsby, on Main Street, and a little to the east of the Howardian Hills. It has an area of 1,041 acres (4.21 km²), and is situated approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of York and 8 miles (13 km) east of Easingwold. There is a track that leads from Main Street to St Martin's Church. This track has the village's telephone box (old, red and falling down!), post box, and village notice board on it. The village has nothing else but houses and farms.

Whenby has approximately 14 houses, most of these are old cottages, and all but 3 are on the north and east side of Main Street. All surrounding land is farmland, and strict planning permissions prevent any development. The surface is undulating, and the soil generally a rich clay loam.

St Martins's church

St Martin's Church is a redundant Anglican church, which still has its stained glass windows and fittings. It was built around 1400, and has a chancel, north aisle, porch, nave, mortuary chapel, and a tower, containing three bells. It was restored, at a cost of £700, in 1871, when a north aisle of stone was added. The principal entrance is by the north porch, through a handsome Norman doorway. There is a doorway of ancient date, which is generally supposed to have been used for public access to the church, or in connection with the priest's house. It is a grade II* listed building.

External links

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