Coordinates: 53°39′55″N 1°11′50″W / 53.66519°N 1.19720°W / 53.66519; -1.19720

Womersley

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Womersley
St Martin's Church
Womersley is located in North Yorkshire
Womersley
Womersley
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Dialling code01977
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53°39′55″N 1°11′50″W / 53.66519°N 1.19720°W / 53.66519; -1.19720

Womersley is a village in North Yorkshire, England. The parish population at the 2011 census (including Stapleton and Walden Stubbs) was 515.[1] It is near the towns of Selby, Askern and Pontefract. It is close to the borders with South and West Yorkshire.

The village was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire[2] until 1 April 1974, when it became part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire. On 1 April 2023, Selby District was abolished and Womersley became part of the new North Yorkshire unitary authority area.

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Womersley has a place of worship, St Martin's Church, which is a Grade I listed building.[3]

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References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Womersley Parish (E04007783)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Womersley, West Riding". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Martin (1174486)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  • Philip's North Yorkshire Street Atlas
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