Ulleskelf

Ulleskelf
Ulleskelf
	; Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf
	Ulleskelf Location within North Yorkshire
Population	980
OS grid reference	SE518401
Civil parish	Ulleskelf;
District	Selby;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TADCASTER
Postcode district	LS24
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

Ulleskelf /ˈʌləˌskɛlf/ is a small village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while Kelf means calf in Icelandic (i.e. Old Norse). It was written in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec.[1]

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[2]

It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, operated by Northern. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store). The 2011 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 980.[3]

An episode of A Touch of Frost, "Mind Games", starring David Jason and Keith Barron, was filmed in the village in 2008.

Governance

Ulleskelf is the most populous village in the electoral ward called Saxton and Ulleskelf. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 2,341.[4]

The village hall

References

Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Cawood to Arthington. London: E Stock. pp. 204–205. OCLC 7225986.
"History of Ulleskelf, in Selby and Yorkshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"2011 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
"Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Saxton and Ulleskelf (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

External links

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[1] Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale. Being a complete account of the history, antiquities and scenery of the picturesque valley of the Wharfe, from Cawood to Arthington. London: E Stock. pp. 204–205. OCLC 7225986.

[2] "History of Ulleskelf, in Selby and Yorkshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[3] "2011 UK Census". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

[4] "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics – Area: Saxton and Ulleskelf (Ward)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 January 2016.