Welbury - Izeria

Welbury is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Appleton Wiske and 8 miles (13 km) north of Northallerton. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having 6 Geld units for taxable purposes and King William being the Lord. The village was originally in the Union of Northallerton which was in the Wapentake of Birdforth. In 1319, the village and fields were destroyed by marauding Scots on their way to meet the English at what would become the Battle of Myton. Since about 1800, the manor of Welbury has been held by the Earl of Harewood. St Leonard's Church is 9th century and had renovations in 1815 and 1877. It is in the parish of Welbury in the Diocese of York. Welbury used to have its own railway station just south of the village built by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (later the Leeds Northern Railway) which later became part of the North Eastern Railway. The station opened in 1852 and closed to passengers in 1954. The line is still open and is served by Trans-Pennine expresses between Middlesbrough and Manchester Airport via York and Leeds. Welbury has a village pub, The Duke of Wellington, which gives its land over to the welly wanging championships.

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Welbury railway station

Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (now part of the North TransPennine route) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway. It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 and closed completely in 1963. The station was located 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14 km) south of Eaglescliffe. The line is still open for passenger and freight trains, with TransPennine Express providing an hourly service between Manchester Airport, Middlesbrough and Redcar Central and Grand Central providing five trains per day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross. Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators. There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.

West Rounton

West Rounton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles (13 km) north of Northallerton. East Rounton is about 1-mile (1.6 km) away across the fields. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

All Saints' Church, Deighton

All Saints' Church is an Anglican church in Deighton, a village near Northallerton in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a Mediaeval chapel of ease in Deighton, in the parish of All Saints' Church, Northallerton. The current building was constructed in 1715, with a 17th-century window relocated to the vestry. The east window was inserted in the 19th century, then in 1901, the church was largely rebuilt by William Searle Hicks and Henry Clement Charlewood, the work including the removal of the tower. The building was grade II listed in 1970. The church consists of a nave with a south porch, and a lower chancel with a north vestry. At the west end is a gableted bellcote with two arched openings. The porch is gabled, with rusticated quoins, and a round-arched entrance with a dated and initialled keystone. The inner doorway is also round-arched, and has a chamfered surround. The windows are in Perpendicular style, and at the east end is a three-light window with a hood mould. Inside the church is a round Norman font and a 17th-century wooden pulpit.

Deighton, North Yorkshire

Deighton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Northallerton and near the A167 road. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. In the 2011 census, the population of Deighton (including Little Smeaton and Birkby) was 168. A moated site at grid reference NZ379017 in Deighton is a scheduled ancient monument. Deighton contains two listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Both the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The listed buildings are both in the village, and consist of a church and a tombstone in the churchyard.