Carnaby

Carnaby

:for|the street in London|Carnaby Streetinfobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 54.073068
longitude= -0.248339
official_name= Carnaby
static_

static_image_caption = St John the Baptist's Church, Carnaby
population= 300 (2001 census)
civil_parish= Carnaby
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england= East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster= East Yorkshire
post_town= BRIDLINGTON
postcode_district = YO16
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01262
os_grid_reference= TA147655

Carnaby is a small village and civil parish on the A614 road in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Convert|2|mi|km|lk=on south west of Bridlington town centre.

The civil parish is formed by the villages of Carnaby and Haisthorpe and the hamlet of Wilsthorpe.According to the 2001 UK census, Carnaby parish had a population of 300.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790937&c=Carnaby&d=16&e=15&g=390763&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210875602779&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Carnaby CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-15
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

During World War II, Carnaby Aerodrome served as an emergency landing site for crippled planes. Specially built to cater for stricken aircraft, the airfield had an extra large runway, Convert|9000|ft|km|lk=on in length and Convert|700|ft|m|lk=on wide. The airfield also operated a fog dispersion system, nicknamed FIDO.

After the war, the site was used to store Thor IRBM Missiles. The airfield finally closed in 1963 and is now an industrial estate, a large source of employment for the local area.

Carnaby railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.

Carnaby Temple, a strange octagonal folly stands in fields about Convert|1|mi|km|lk=off north of Carnaby. It was built by Sir George Strickland, owner of Boynton Hall, in 1770. It was supposed to resemble an ancient Greek temple, but known locally as 'The Pepperpot'.

References

External links

* [http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/carnaby.html History of Carnaby Airfield]


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