- Strensall
infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude = 54.04006
longitude = -1.03436
official_name = Strensall
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unitary_england= City of York
lieutenancy_england =North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
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os_grid_reference = SE633608Strensall is a village and
civil parish in theunitary authority of the City of York in the north ofEngland , on theRiver Foss north ofYork and north-east ofHaxby . Prior to 1996 it had been part of theRyedale district.The nearby Strensall
Common is aSpecial Area of Conservation , an example of lowland heathland habitat covering over 5 km². Strensall Common also has an army firing range and training area both of which belong to the Ministry of Defence.Population
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 3,815.
History
Strensall is referred to in the
Domesday Book as "Streonaeshalch", after "Streona", a personal name, and "halch", a corner of land. It belonged to theArchbishops of York .Strensall is also the probable site of many historical events supposed to have occurred in
Whitby , most significantly the 'Whitby'Synod of664 . This is due to a complication in 9th century documents, which describe Steonaeshalch as being Whitby (the name "Whitby" isViking as are all place names ending with the suffix "by", e.g. "Selby", "Grimsby", "Wetherby" etc).Churches
The Parish Church of Strensall is St. Mary the Virgin. The current building was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1866. A list of events and services can be found at [http://strensallstmarys.org.uk/diary.html What's On at St Mary's?] . Other local churches are the
Methodist Chapel and St. Wilfred'sGarrison Church.trensall railway station
Strensall railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Strensall on theYork to Scarborough Line . It was opened on5 July 1845 by theYork and North Midland Railway . It closed on22 September ,1930 .Other amenities
Strensall has three local grocery shops,
Tesco ,Costcutter andLondis , plus apost office , three pubs, a bakery, hairdresser's, a fish & chip shop and takeaway etc. There is a doctor's surgery; 2 playing fields, one with changing rooms; three tennis courts, fully lit at night; two football pitches and one astro pitch; about five small parks. The village is linked to the city of York by a frequent bus service. The railway line from York to Scarborough passes through the village but there is no longer a station there.Schools
Strensall falls within the catchment areas of
Robert Wilkinson Primary School andHuntington School . Robert Wilkinson is the local primary school, situated in Strensall. Huntington School is a successful and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive secondary school, about 3 miles (5 km) from Strensall. The school is a technology college with approximately 1,500 pupils. The school has a particularly successful sixth form, which was ranked 19th in the country for its results in 2005.External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/primary_schools/html/816_3212.stm BBC Education league table of Robert Wilkinson]
* [http://www.rwprimary.ik.org Robert Wilkinson School Website]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/816_4063.stm BBC Education league table of Huntington Schoo]
* [http://www.huntington-ed.org.uk/ Huntington School Website]
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