Allerston

Allerston is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Pickering. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 309, reducing slightly to 302 at the 2011 Census.[1]

For other uses, see Allerston, Alberta.

Allerston
St Johns Church
Allerston is located in North Yorkshire
Allerston
Allerston
Location within North Yorkshire
Population302 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE 878 825
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPICKERING
Postcode districtYO18
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The parish church, originally dedicated to St Mary, is now dedicated to St John and is a grade II* listed building.[2]

Overview

During the 1930s, unemployed men were set to work in Dalby Forest, breaking ground, building tracks, and undertaking other heavy labour. The men lived in a work camp in Low Dalby, which was one of a number of so-called Instructional Centres run by the Ministry of Labour in order to 'harden' young men who had been out of work for some time. By 1938, the Ministry was operating 35 Instructional Centres across Britain, with a total capacity of over 6,000 places. By 1939, though, unemployment was declining in the face of impending war, and the Ministry closed down its work camps.

The Cayley Arms, the village pub and Bed and Breakfast, is named after George Cayley the British Aviation Pioneer, who held lands in the surrounding area.

At the bottom of the village is Ebberston railway station of the now-closed Forge Valley Line. The station is now known as The Old Station and is run as a self-catering holiday accommodation business.[3]

Captain Oates of Antarctic fame once owned a farm in the village.

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Allerston Parish (1170217208)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. Historic England. "CHURCH OF SAINT MARY (1149549)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Welcome to 'The Old Station Allerston'". The Old Station. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  • Field, John (1992). Learning Through Labour: Training, unemployment and the state, 1890–1939. Leeds University Press. ISBN 0-900960-48-5.
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