Londesborough

Londesborough

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude = 53.898491
longitude = -0.679446
official_name = Londesborough
population = 183 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Londesborough
unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = East Yorkshire
post_town = YORK
postcode_district = YO43
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01430
os_grid_reference = SE868455

Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately Convert|2.5|mi|km|lk=on north of the market town of Market Weighton.The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe.According to the 2001 UK census, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790997&c=Londesborough&d=16&e=15&g=391463&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211067765062&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Londesborough CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-05-17
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes through the village.

Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.

Famous residents

Andy Strangeway, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965

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