Balne

Balne is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire in England, south of Selby. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 231,[2] reducing to 224 at the 2011 census.[1] The parish is bound to the north-east by the East Riding of Yorkshire and to the south by the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire.

Balne
The crossroads, Balne
Balne Location within North Yorkshire
Population	224 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE587190
District	Selby
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GOOLE
Postcode district	DN14
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby and Ainsty

Balne was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[3]

The village formed the centre of the ancient district of Balne, which consisted of the eastern part of the Osgoldcross wapentake, probably including all the land between the River Don and the River Aire. Places such as Walden Stubbs and Fishlake were formerly described as being "-in-Balne", and Thorpe-in-Balne still is. Balne Croft Common near Thorne may have been a detached part of the township of Balne.[4]

The village has a Grade II Listed Building called Lowgate Farmhouse.[5] Until 1958, Balne had a railway station as part of the North Eastern Railway.[6]