Fairburn, North Yorkshire
| Fairburn | |
 St James' Church, Fairburn |
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  Fairburn |
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| Population | 819 (2011 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE471279 |
| District | Selby |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CASTLEFORD |
| Postcode district | WF11 |
| Dialling code | 01977 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Selby and Ainsty |
Coordinates: 53°44′45″N 1°17′11″W / 53.7458°N 1.2865°W
Fairburn is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.
Situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the east of Leeds, the village lies close to the A1(M) motorway and the M62 motorway and until 2005, when the A1(M) motorway was opened, Fairburn was divided in two by the old A1 and the two sides of the village were connected by just one bridge, which has subsequently been removed.
Geology
The village sits on the eastern edge of a narrow ridge of southern magnesian limestone which runs from near Worksop in the south to near Richmond in the north. The geology gives rise to a particularly flower rich limestone grassland which still exists in areas unsuitable for cultivation, whilst alluvial soils and clays are found in the river valley bottoms. This outcrop of limestone has been used to construct many of the older houses in the village.
Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve
Adjacent to the village is Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve, 1000 acres, with a Visitor Centre.
Notable residents
William Jessop, one of the most prolific engineers of the canal age, was living in Fairburn with his wife Sarah in 1781, as their second son Josias was baptised there on 26 October. They left to move to Newark two or three years later, and Josias went on to become a civil engineer in his own right.[2]
Bibliography
- Skempton, Sir Alec; et al. (2002). A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: Vol 1: 1500 to 1830. Thomas Telford. ISBN 0-7277-2939-X.
References
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Skempton 2002, p. 362
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fairburn, North Yorkshire. |
- Brief History of Fairburn
- "The Ancient Parish of Ledsham". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 October 2007. Fairburn was in this parish