Ebberston

Ebberston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ebberston and Yedingham in North Yorkshire, England, and is 34 miles (55 km) east from the county town of Northallerton. In 1961 the parish had a population of 466.[1]

Ebberston
Ebberston station house
Ebberston is located in North Yorkshire
Ebberston
Ebberston
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE898824
Civil parish
  • Ebberston and Yedingham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSCARBOROUGH
Postcode districtYO13
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

History

Ebberston used to be in the Wapentake of Pickering Lythe. A cairn north-east from the village is dedicated to Alfrid, King of Northumberland, who supposedly sought sanctuary in a cave here before being removed to Little Driffield where he died.[2]

Between 1882 and 1950 the village was served by Ebberston railway station at Allerston, and on the Forge Valley Line between Scarborough and Pickering.[3]

On 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Yedingham to form "Ebberston and Yedingham".[4]

Between 1974 and 2023 the village was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

On 18 August 2009 a 500 lb unexploded bomb was destroyed in a controlled explosion next to the village which necessitated the evacuation of hundreds of local residents from Ebberston and Allerston.[5] The bomb hailed from a 'Whitley Mark V Bomber', of the No. 102 Squadron RAF, based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse which crash landed on 27 October 1940, with all personnel having bailed out and survived.[6]

Community
Church of St Mary the Virgin

Ebberston is a linear settlement of 1,300 yards (1,200 m) between the A170 Thirsk to Scarborough road at the north, and the B1258 road and Penniston Lane at the south which runs between Allerston and Snainton. The principal north–south route through the village is Main Street; the A170 through the village being High Street.[7][8][9]

Bus service 128, with stops on Main Street, runs between Scarborough and Pickering.[10]

The Grade II* listed 12th-century Church of St Mary the Virgin, restored by Ewan Christian in 1870, is 850 yards (780 m) to the west of the village, just to the north off the A170.[11][12] Businesses and amenities include, at the south, Ebberston Sportsfield and a garden centre with nursery; on Main Street a village hall, holiday cottage accommodation, a sign maker, and a handicraft studio; and on High Street, The Grapes Inn public house, further holiday cottage accommodation and a bed & breakfast. At the edge of the parish to the west of the village is a race track for model vehicles.[13]

North from the A170 is Chafer Wood Nature Reserve, managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.[13][14]

See also

References
  1. "Population statistics Ebberston CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "The Ancient Parish of EBBERSTON". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "Disused Stations: Ebberston Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. "The Ryedale (Parishes) Order 1985" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. Jeffels, David (19 August 2009). "Second World War bomb found near Ebberston is detonated by RAF Bomb Disposal Unit". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. "History behind Ebberston's bomb". BBC. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  7. "Yorkshire Moors: Ebberston". www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. Extracted from "Ebberston", Grid Reference Finder. Retrieved 6 March 202
  9. Extracted from "Ebberston", GetOutside, Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 6 March 2020
  10. "Ebberston", Bus Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020
  11. Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin (1315780)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. "St Mary, Ebberston". A Church Near You. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  13. Extracted from "Ebberston", Google Maps. Retrieved 5 March 2020
  14. "Chafer Wood Nature Reserve", Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 March 2020
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