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Firby

Civil Parish in Yorkshire Hambleton

England

Firby

Bedale, St Gregory's The church is on the east side of the high street through Bedale. On the west facing wall, to the right of the main access door is a benchmark. It is slightly damaged and cut into the 3rd course of stone.
Bedale, St Gregory's Credit: Mel Towler

Firby is a civil parish located in the county of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles northeast of the town of Bedale and covers an area of about 5 square miles. The parish is surrounded by picturesque countryside, with rolling hills and scenic views.

Firby has a small population of around 200 residents, making it a close-knit and friendly community. The area is primarily residential, with a mix of traditional stone-built houses and more modern developments. The parish also includes some agricultural land, with farms contributing to the local economy.

One notable feature of Firby is St. Mary's Church, a charming medieval church dating back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and is known for its beautiful stained glass windows and Gothic architecture. It serves as a focal point for the community and holds regular services and events.

Despite its small size, Firby benefits from its proximity to larger towns such as Bedale and Northallerton. These towns offer a range of amenities and services, including shops, schools, healthcare facilities, and recreational activities.

Firby is also well-connected in terms of transportation, with good road links to nearby towns and cities. The A1(M) motorway is easily accessible, providing convenient access to major urban areas like Leeds and Newcastle.

Overall, Firby is a charming and peaceful civil parish, offering a rural lifestyle with easy access to nearby amenities.

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Bedale, St Gregory's The church is on the east side of the high street through Bedale. On the west facing wall, to the right of the main access door is a benchmark. It is slightly damaged and cut into the 3rd course of stone.
Bedale, St Gregory's
The church is on the east side of the high street through Bedale. On the west facing wall, to the right of the main access door is a benchmark. It is slightly damaged and cut into the 3rd course of stone.
Bedale, St Gregory's A wider angle showing the front facia of St Gregory's of Bedale. The church is on the east side of the high street through Bedale. On the west facing wall, to the right of the main access door is a benchmark. It is slightly damaged and cut into the 3rd course of stone.
Bedale, St Gregory's
A wider angle showing the front facia of St Gregory's of Bedale. The church is on the east side of the high street through Bedale. On the west facing wall, to the right of the main access door is a benchmark. It is slightly damaged and cut into the 3rd course of stone.
White Bear Hotel, Bedale
White Bear Hotel, Bedale
Market Place, Bedale
Market Place, Bedale
Wensleydale Railway, Bedale The name of the station picked out in large white stones.
Wensleydale Railway, Bedale
The name of the station picked out in large white stones.
Wensleydale Railway, Level Crossing at Bedale The nineteenth century signal box is Grade II-listed (List Entry Number: 1252652 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252652?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252652?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Historic England).
Wensleydale Railway, Level Crossing at Bedale
The nineteenth century signal box is Grade II-listed (List Entry Number: 1252652 LinkExternal link Historic England).
Class 142 Pacer at Bedale Station The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Class 142 Pacer at Bedale Station
The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link
Wensleydale Railway, Preserved Pacer DMU leaving Bedale The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Wensleydale Railway, Preserved Pacer DMU leaving Bedale
The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link
Wensleydale Railway, Bedale Station The Wensleydale Railway Company took over the station after leasing the branch from Railtrack in the spring of 2003, with services returning to Bedale in 2004 for the first time in 50 years. The WRC use the surviving station building and the adjacent brick-built signal box
Wensleydale Railway, Bedale Station
The Wensleydale Railway Company took over the station after leasing the branch from Railtrack in the spring of 2003, with services returning to Bedale in 2004 for the first time in 50 years. The WRC use the surviving station building and the adjacent brick-built signal box
Lamp at Bedale Station The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Lamp at Bedale Station
The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link
Bedale Railway Station The Wensleydale Railway Company took over the station after leasing the branch from Railtrack in the spring of 2003, with services returning to Bedale in 2004 for the first time in 50 years. The WRC use the surviving station building.
Bedale Railway Station
The Wensleydale Railway Company took over the station after leasing the branch from Railtrack in the spring of 2003, with services returning to Bedale in 2004 for the first time in 50 years. The WRC use the surviving station building.
Signal Box and Level Crossing at Bedale The nineteenth century signal box is Grade II-listed (List Entry Number: 1252652 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252652?section=official-list-entry" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1252652?section=official-list-entry">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Historic England).
Signal Box and Level Crossing at Bedale
The nineteenth century signal box is Grade II-listed (List Entry Number: 1252652 LinkExternal link Historic England).
Bedale Beck
Bedale Beck
The Bridge, Bedale Bedale Bridge, crossing Bedale Beck.
The Bridge, Bedale
Bedale Bridge, crossing Bedale Beck.
Period Posters outside Bedale Station Posters for the Wensleydale Railway, designed in a 1950s style, add an air of nostalgia for travellers on the line.
Period Posters outside Bedale Station
Posters for the Wensleydale Railway, designed in a 1950s style, add an air of nostalgia for travellers on the line.
Bedale Station on the Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.wensleydalerailwayassociation.com/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bedale Station on the Wensleydale Railway
The Wensleydale railway is a preserved railway in North Yorkshire. The line currently runs 22 miles (35 km) between Northallerton on the East Coast Main Line and Redmire. This makes the line the longest heritage railway in Great Britain. Occasional freight services and excursions travel the full length of the line, however regular passenger services currently only operate between Leeming Bar and Redmire, a distance of 16.5 miles (27 km). Formerly the line ran from Northallerton to Garsdale on the Settle-Carlisle Railway. However the track between Redmire and Garsdale was lifted and several bridges and viaducts were demolished in the past. (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link
Bedale, 1a Emgate The OS Flush Bracket, S0412 is embedded into the south facing wall of the Copy Shop at 1a Emgate, on the north side of the street.
Bedale, 1a Emgate
The OS Flush Bracket, S0412 is embedded into the south facing wall of the Copy Shop at 1a Emgate, on the north side of the street.
Bedale, Emgate The OS Flush Bracket, S0412 is embedded into the south facing wall of the Copy Shop at 1a Emgate, on the north side of the street.
Bedale, Emgate
The OS Flush Bracket, S0412 is embedded into the south facing wall of the Copy Shop at 1a Emgate, on the north side of the street.
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Firby is located at Grid Ref: SE2686 (Lat: 54.272626, Lng: -1.596102)

Division: North Riding

Administrative County: North Yorkshire

District: Hambleton

Police Authority: North Yorkshire

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