Easingwold

54.119722222222 - 1.1897222222222Koordinaten: 54 ° 7 ' N, 1 ° 11' W

Easingwold is a small market town in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire in the county of Yorkshire and Humbrien in England, United Kingdom. It has 4,230 inhabitants.

It is 21 km north of York, at the foot of Howard 's Hill, an area of ​​outstanding natural beauty. The name of Easingwold is Old English in origin. King John had a hunting lodge here. The area was surrounded by the royal forests of Galtres ( no longer a forest ).

Shirley Shepherd is currently chairman of council and Mayor of Easingwold. In November 1994, the A19 was built around Easingwold around. The School of Easingwold is the largest in the whole area and has about 1,300 students.

Easingwold has several bus services to neighboring villages, cities, and the city of York.

It also has a very successful football club.

Famous people

  • Steve Webster, a former motorcycle racer and ten -time world champion in the sidecar class

Trivia

In Easingwold, the inventor of Clemishawschen corpse thief deterrent device and Laurence Sterne lived whose body was stolen.

Reference

  • Hartley, KE, (1970 ), The Easingwold Railway, (Revised Redman, RN: 1991 ), Locomotion Papers No.. 46, The Oakwood Press, ISBN 0-85361-413- X
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