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Strensall with Towthorpe
Strensall with Towthorpe is a civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 6,047.
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Strensall Halt railway station
Strensall Halt railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Strensall in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 17 September 1926 by the London and North Eastern Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.
The halt was located west of the level crossing of the LNER line with Moor Lane, south of the village.
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Strensall
Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. In 2001 the parish had a population of 3,815. It covers an area of 2,908 acres.
The village was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. On 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished and merged with Towthorpe to form "Strensall with Towthorpe".
The nearby Strensall Common is a Special Area of Conservation, an example of lowland heathland habitat covering over 5 km2. The southern part is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Strensall also has an army firing range and training area both of which belong to the Ministry of Defence.
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Strensall railway station
Strensall railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Strensall in North Yorkshire, England.
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Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
Queen Elizabeth Barracks is a British Army installation in Strensall, North Yorkshire, England. It opened in the 1880s, and since 2016, it has been under threat of closure, but was reprieved in 2024.