- Bulmer, North Yorkshire
Infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 54.099950
longitude = -0.932000
official_name = Bulmer
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population =
civil_parish = Bulmer
shire_district =Ryedale
shire_county =North Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster =
post_town = YORK
postcode_district = YO60
postcode_area = YO
dial_code =
os_grid_reference = SE699676Bulmer is a village and
civil parish in theRyedale district ofNorth Yorkshire ,England . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 174. The village is about seven miles south-west of Malton.Bulmer was the seat of the ancient
wapentake of the same name. The name Bulmer comes from "bull mere," a lake frequented by a bull.The Bulmer family take their name from Bulmer. Ansketil de Bulmer is the first recorded member of the Bulmer family, who lived in the area in the twelfth century.
Visually, the village has changed little during history; however the small village school at the bottom of School Lane is now the village hall. The village also used to be home to a pub, blacksmith, shop and agricultural engineering workshop; these are all now closed.
Bulmer church, originating from around the 10th century, still remains and services are held once every Sunday; the church also contains the last remaining tablet of a Methodist chapel, which used to be present in the village.
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