Ulleskelf /ˈʌləˌskɛlf/ is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe.
| Ulleskelf | |
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 Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf | |
  Ulleskelf Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 980 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE518401 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TADCASTER |
| Postcode district | LS24 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while skelf may be an Old English word meaning "a flat area" (a cognate of shelf),[2] although it could be from the Old Scandinavian equivalent, 'skialf'[3] as in several other English place names, e.g. Hunshelf, Wadshelf.[3] In this geographical context 'skelf' would mean 'bank' (of the river). The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec.[4][2]
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[5]
It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, operated by Northern. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store). The 2011 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 980.[1] Ulleskelf village hall was previously the Church of England) church of St Saviour.[6] The Methodist church is still in use. "Mind Games", an episode of TV detective series A Touch of Frost, was filmed in the village in 2008.[7]
Governance
editUlleskelf is the most populous village in the electoral ward called Saxton and Ulleskelf. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 2,341.[8]
References
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- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ulleskelf Parish (E04007778)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b Mills, A. D. (2011). Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199609086.
- ^ a b Ekwall (1960). Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names. p. 409.
- ^ Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Cawood to Arthington. London: E Stock. pp. 204–205. OCLC 7225986.
- ^ "History of Ulleskelf, in Selby and Yorkshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Ulleskelf: St Saviour – CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Chrystal, Paul; Sunderland, Mark (15 November 2010). Tadcaster Through Time (illustrated ed.). Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445631271. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Saxton and Ulleskelf Ward (as of 2011) (E05006354)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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