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Hemsby is a village, seaside resort and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some 8 mi (13 km) north of the town of Great Yarmouth. [1] In the 2001 census Hemsby had a population of 2,973 in 1,221 households; by the 2011 census it had increased to 3,275. [2] Hemsby borders the villages of Winterton-on-Sea and Scratby.
The village is on the edge of the North York Moors, the largest area of upland moorland in Great Britain. Cod Beck Reservoir to the north is named after Cod Beck, a tributary of the River Swale. The beck derives its name from the Celtic word 'Coed', meaning wood. Just before Cod Beck reaches the reservoir is a picturesque location called Sheepwash.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland district, in North Yorkshire, England, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Hartlepool and 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Redcar.
Micklegate is a street in the City of York, England.The name means "Great Street", "gate" coming from the Old Norse gata, or street. [1]Micklegate is described by York City Council as "one of the most handsome streets in Yorkshire", [2] and was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "...without any doubt the most architecturally rewarding street in York". [3]
The York urban area (built-up area) had a population of 153,717 at the time of the 2011 UK census, [93] compared with 137,505 in 2001. [94] The population of the City of York (Local Authority) was 198,051 and its ethnic composition was 94.3% White, 1.2% Mixed, 3.4% Asian and 0.6% Black.
Hemsby railway station was a station in Hemsby, Norfolk. It was on the line between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth. It was closed in 1959. [1] [2] References
Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.
Business card for Humphry Repton by Thomas Medland. His capital dwindling, Repton moved to a modest cottage at Hare Street near Romford in Essex. In 1788, aged 36 and with four children and no secure income, he hit on the idea of combining his sketching skills with his limited experience of laying out grounds at Sustead to become a 'landscape gardener' (a term he himself coined).