Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station

Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station serves the town of Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire, England. The station is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the town centre. The railway through Sherburn-in-Elmet was opened in 1840 by the York and North Midland Railway. The station was closed on 13 September 1965 but reopened in 1984 by British Rail with local authority support. Sherburn-in-Elmet is on both the Dearne Valley Line and the Hull-York Line towards Selby. Trains to/from the latter use the curve south of the station to the former Leeds and Selby Railway at Gascoigne Wood Junction, which was opened just a few months after the main Y&NMR route. This line became the main rail route between Hull and York after the route via Market Weighton and Beverley fell victim to the Beeching Axe in November 1965, though many of its trains were in turn diverted via the newly constructed north curve at Hambleton and the East Coast Main Line Selby Deviation when this opened in 1983. Since the mid-1990s though, several Hull - York trains have reverted to the old route to provide Sherburn with commuter links to and from York in the wake of cutbacks to the Dearne Valley line timetable (this had seven trains each way when the station reopened in 1984, but now has only three - see below) and avoid the increasingly busy ECML. Since the winter 2023 timetable change, a small number of TransPennine Express services between York, Castleford and Manchester Piccadilly pass through the station each day apart from Sundays (the first such timetabled trains since January 1970). However, they do not stop here.

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Sherburn in Elmet

Sherburn in Elmet (pronounced SHUR-bər-nin-EL-mit) is a town and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Selby and south of Tadcaster. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Selby, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. It is one of three placenames associated with the post-Roman kingdom of Elmet, the others being Barwick-in-Elmet and Scholes-in-Elmet. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 6,657.

Old Hungate Hospital

Old Hungate Hospital is a historic building in Sherburn-in-Elmet, a town in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in 1619, as a hospital and school for 24 orphans, of whom, four would be funded to attend St John's College, Cambridge. It was founded and a charity endowed by Robert Hungate in his will. Over time, the income of the charity fell. By the late 19th century, it was accommodating only six orphans and was no longer funding attendance at Cambridge. At some point in the 20th century, it was converted into a village hall, then in 1997 it was converted into a health centre. It was refurbished in 2024. It has been grade II listed since 1986. The building is constructed of magnesian limestone, mainly rendered, on a plinth, with quoins, and it has a Welsh slate roof and gables with moulded coping. There are two storeys, a U-shaped plan, and a front range of four bays. In the centre is a round-arched entrance with a wide surround on a moulded base, above which is a cartouche with a coat of arms. Most of the windows are mullioned or mullioned and transomed, and there is a single-light window and a sash window, all with hood moulds. On the left return is a doorway with a Tudor arch and chamfered jambs.

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Sherburn High School

Sherburn High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Sherburn in Elmet in Selby, North Yorkshire, England. It has around 950 pupils aged 11 to 18 years. The school does not have a gymnasium from July 2018 onwards due to a fire. A teenage girl had been arrested in connection with the incident. Previously a community school administered by North Yorkshire County Council, in October 2019 Sherburn High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by The STAR Multi Academy Trust.

Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield

Sherburn-in-Elmet Airfield (ICAO: EGCJ) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of Sherburn in Elmet village and 5.5 NM (10.2 km; 6.3 mi) west of Selby, North Yorkshire, England.

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