Great Edstone

Great Edstone

Great Edstone is a small village located in the North York Moors, about convert|30|mi|km north of York. It sits on an isolated hill close to the River Dove. It remains a traditional farming village which has existed since the reign of William of Normanby in the eleventh century. back then it had a school, a church, and many shops. These things remained until the 1940s.

Great Edstone was a key place for evacuees to stay during World War II, as can be seen in the still remaining village hall. In the 1970s/1980s the school was removed since there were not enough children in the village. Since then, the village has decreased in size and presently all that remains is about 30-50 houses a church, village hall, post box and a telephone box. However the village continues to grow in population as new houses are built.


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