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The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, formed in 1979 and opened in 1981. The preserved railway was part of the former Midland Railway route from Skipton to Ilkley which was closed down by British Railways in 1965 over 15 years before the reopening of part of the line. The E&BASR currently runs for a total distance of 4 miles (6 km) from Embsay via Draughton Sidings, Holywell and Stoneacre Loop to Bolton Abbey station and carries around 100,000 passengers a year. The long-term objectives of the railway are extensions of the line in both directions, eastwards to the West Yorkshire village of Addingham and southwest towards the North Yorkshire market town of Skipton.
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Embsay railway station
Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981.
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Embsay
Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby. The parish population as of the 2011 census was 1,871.
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
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Embsay Manor House
Embsay Manor House is a historic building in Embsay, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
The house was constructed in 1636, for Thomas Alcock. It was known as "Dam Head" until the 1880s. From the mid 18th century, it was the home of the Biker family, and in the 1870s it was the location of a dressmaking business, run by Betty Biker. In the 20th century, the house was divided into two properties. The building was grade II* listed in 1954.
The house is built of stone, and has a stone slate roof with coping and shaped kneelers. It has two storeys and is six bays wide. In the fourth bay is a projecting two-storey gabled porch, the entrance with a chamfered surround, moulded impost blocks, and a basket arch with voussoirs. The inner entrance has a chamfered surround and a segmental-arched lintel, and there is embossed plaster decoration. The upper storey is jettied on corbels, and contains two datestones and an eight-light mullioned window, above which is a stepped three-light mullioned window in the gable, both with hood moulds. Most of the other windows are chamfered and mullioned. Inside, there is original 17th century plasterwork in the central ground floor room, and there are original plank doors upstairs.
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Embsay Priory
Embsay Priory was a medieval monastic house in North Yorkshire, England.
The priory was founded in 1120 in Embsay at Wharfedale. It was dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert and was part of the Augustinian order. William de Meschines and his wife Cecily endowed the priory and the churches in Skipton and Carleton.
In 1154, the priory was moved to Bolton Abbey, which is 5 mi (8 km) east. However, a small group of canons remained until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. St Mary's Church, Embsay with Eastby stands on the site of the former priory.