Londesborough
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Coordinates: 53°53′55″N 0°40′46″W / 53.898491, -0.679446

Londesborough
Londesborough shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Population	183 (2001 census)1
OS grid reference	SE868455
Parish	Londesborough
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO43
Dialling code	01430
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	East Yorkshire
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the market town of Market Weighton.

All Saints' Church, Londesborough.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet of Middlethorpe. According to the 2001 UK census, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.¹

The Yorkshire Wolds Way long distance footpath passes through the village.

Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.

Famous residents

Andy Strangeway, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965

References

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