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Duffield Castle, North Yorkshire
Duffield Castle lay on the flood plain of the River Derwent in the parish of North Duffield in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was documented in 1320. Duffield Castle was owned by John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford, who was executed in 1537. It is uncertain when the castle was demolished, but all that remains today are earthworks marking the position of the mound and ditches. A farmhouse was later built on the site.
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North Duffield
North Duffield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
It lies about 4 miles (7 km) north-east of Selby and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of York, on the A163 road from Selby to Market Weighton. The River Derwent forms the eastern boundary of the parish.
It has an area of around 10,080 acres (4,081 ha) (according to 2001 UK Census data). There are approximately 1,800 residents in the village, the majority of whom are aged between 30 and 50 years. The population at the 2011 Census was 1,317.
It was historically part of the East 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.
The name Duffield derives from the Old English dūfefeld meaning 'dove field'.
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Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Aughton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ellerton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-west of the market town of Howden and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of the market town of Pocklington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 100. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Ellerton.
It lies west of the B1228 road and east of the River Derwent.
The name Aughton derives from the Old English āctūn meaning the 'settlement at the oak'.
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Skipwith railway station
Skipwith railway station served the village of Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England from 1912 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
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Bubwith
Bubwith is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The village is situated about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Selby, and 12 miles (19 km) south-east of York. It is situated on the east bank of the River Derwent, west of which is the county of North Yorkshire. It lies between Selby and Market Weighton on the A163 road.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Bubwith and Breighton and the hamlets of Gunby and Willitoft.
According to the 2011 UK census, Bubwith parish had a population of 1,225, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,104.