Huby, Harrogate

Huby is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, located approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Harrogate and 8.63 miles (13.89 km) north of the city of Leeds. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Huby could mean "hōh" (Old English) a heel or sharply projecting piece of ground; "haugr" (Old Norse) a natural height, hill, or an artificial mound (e.g. burial mound); and "bȳ" (Old Norse) a farmstead, or village. The 2011 census for Huby returned 319 households and 756 residents. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

1. Transport

The village is on the A658 between Otley and Harrogate and is served by Weeton railway station on the line which links Leeds with Harrogate.

1. The Chapel

Huby Methodist Chapel, founded 1889, is on the corner of Strait Lane, Huby. The chapel contains a stained glass window memorial dedicated to 7 soldiers who died during the First World War (1914–18), and a brass plaque memorial is dedicated to a further 6 soldiers from the Second World War (1939–1945).

1. The Post Office

The first mention of a post office in the village was in 1888. A telegram delivered from the post office in 1940, and a photograph of the post office, appeared as illustrations in an article in a British philatelic magazine in 1989, which recalled the contribution to the village provided by members of the Jackson family, including George Faulkes Jackson (1912–80), who served as postmaster and as clerk to the parish council. The post office closed in October 1995.

1. Landmarks

Almscliffe Crag is a rocky outcrop 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of the village. The outcrop is made of Warley Wise Grit (Sandstone); a Sedimentary bedrock formed between 329 and 328 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. The site is popular with climbers and boulderers.

1. Sport and leisure


1. = Brass Band =

The Tewit Youth Band, founded in 1978, is a brass and percussion band for young players between the ages of 8 and 18. The band is currently based in the old village Methodist chapel.

1. = The Weeton Show =

The Weeton Show, is an annual summer event organised by the Weeton and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society. The show has been held at the village since it was established in 1946.

1. = Tennis =

The tennis club was founded in 1913 and is based at the Almscliffe Tennis & Bowling Club at the Almscliffe Hall, on Harrogate Road. The club's utilities include both grass and artificial courts, three of which are floodlit.

1. = Bowls =

The Almscliffe Bowling Club is based at Almscliffe Hall, on Harrogate Road. The club is active most evenings during the summer, and compete in the Harrogate Evening League, Tadcaster Evening League, and Harrogate Veterans League, alongside Internal Club competitions and friendlies.

1. = Theatre =

Weeton and Huby Players is an amateur dramatic group who perform in the Almscliffe Hall. Established in 1922, they perform 3 nights in either March or November.

1. = Cricket =

Weeton & Huby Cricket Club was a non league club situated on land south of Weeton Lane. The ground was latterly used by other clubs but was eventually abandoned at the end of the 2016 season.

1. Further reading

The Atkinson family, who lived in the village, are the focus of a 1978 book by Colin Gordon. It includes a family tree beginning with Henry Atkinson (1823–92) and Ellen Backhouse (1827–1908) along with many illustrations, rescued from photographic plates found on a market stall. The village is also the subject of a booklet by Joan Coombs.

1. References


1. External links

Almscliffe Crag The Weeton Show Tewit Youth Band Weeton and Huby Players Weeton Parish Council

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Weeton railway station

Weeton railway station serves the villages of Weeton and Huby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Leeds and operated by Northern Trains who provide all passenger train services.

Landmark Train

Weeton, North Yorkshire

Weeton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The name is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Widetun(e)/Wideton(e) and seems to derive from Old English wiðig 'willow' and tūn 'settlement, estate, farm', thus meaning 'willow farm'. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Located between Otley and Harrogate, it is close to the River Wharfe. Largely populated by commuters working in Leeds and Bradford, it is accessed from the A61 (Leeds-Harrogate road) or the A658 (Harrogate-Bradford road). The parish also contains the village of Huby, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Weeton, where Weeton railway station is situated. Weeton has no pub, shop or post office. It is home to the Weeton Agricultural Show and Weeton and Huby Cricket Club. The village church is dedicated to St Barnabas. The architect was the leading Victorian Gothic Revivalist, George Gilbert Scott (designer of the Albert Memorial) and it was funded by the Earl of Harewood. The foundation stone was laid in 1851 by the Bishop of Ripon and construction was completed in 1852. The nearby parsonage was built in 1853. The first three vicars were the Rev. James Palmes, the Rev. T.H. Fearon and, from 1867, the Rev. Christopher Wybergh. The village is the subject of a booklet by Joan Coombs. To the south east of Weeton, Rougemont Castle is an example of a well-preserved ringwork, located above the north bank of the River Wharfe, where the river turns in a right-angle at its confluence with Weeton Beck.

Church Cricket

Almscliffe Crag

Almscliffe Crag, or Almscliff Crag, also known as Great Almscliff Crag to distinguish it from Little Almscliff, 3 miles (5 km) north west, is a Millstone Grit outcrop at the top of a small hill near the village of North Rigton, between Leeds and Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The crag lies on the boundary of the civil parishes of North Rigton and Stainburn. The crag was formed due to the softer adjacent strata of shale and mudstone eroding at a faster rate than the hard wearing millstone. The crag is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Hiking Landmark

Castley

Castley is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on a bend in the River Wharfe about 10 miles (16 km) north of the centre of Leeds. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2015. The village appears in the Domesday Book as Castleai, a combination of castel, and lēah, meaning the clearing near the fort. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The greater part of the Arthington Viaduct, which carries the Leeds to Harrogate railway line across the Wharfe valley, stands within the parish.

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