Carnaby
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Carnaby is a small village and civil parish on the A614 road
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Bridlington
town centre.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Carnaby and Haisthorpe
and the hamlet
of Wilsthorpe.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Carnaby parish had a population of 300.
During World War II
, Carnaby Aerodrome
served as an emergency landing site for crippled planes. Specially built to cater for stricken aircraft, the airfield had an extra large runway, 9000 feet (2.7 km) in length and 700 feet (213.4 m) wide. The airfield also operated a fog dispersion system, nicknamed FIDO
.
After the war, the site was used to store Thor IRBM Missiles
. The airfield finally closed in 1963 and is now an industrial estate, a large source of employment for the local area.
Carnaby railway station
on the Yorkshire Coast Line
from Hull
to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
In 1974, the Satra Motors Car Importation and Preparation Centre was opened at Carnaby, upgrading imported Russia
n built Lada
and Moskvich cars for British showrooms. Although Moskvich had stopped importing cars to Britain by the end of the 1970s
, Lada continued until July 1997, when it withdrew from Britain, sparking the closure of the Satra centre.
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Carnaby Temple, a strange octagonal folly
stands in fields about 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Carnaby. It was built by Sir George Strickland, owner of Boynton
Hall, in 1770 and is locally known as 'The Pepperpot'. The structure is based on the Tower of the Winds
which is on the Roman agora in Athens.
A614 road
The A614 is a main road in England running through the counties of Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.Beginning at Redhill, near Calverton in Nottinghamshire at a roundabout with the A60, the road meets the A6097 at a junction which looks like a roundabout but...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
town centre.
The civil parish is formed by the villages of Carnaby and Haisthorpe
Haisthorpe
Haisthorpe is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south west of Bridlington town centre. It lies on the A614 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Carnaby....
and the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Wilsthorpe.
According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Carnaby parish had a population of 300.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Carnaby Aerodrome
RAF Carnaby
RAF Carnaby was an emergency landing strip that enabled crippled bombers a safe place to land near the English coast during World War II. It was situated two miles southwest of Bridlington.RAF Carnaby opened in March 1944...
served as an emergency landing site for crippled planes. Specially built to cater for stricken aircraft, the airfield had an extra large runway, 9000 feet (2.7 km) in length and 700 feet (213.4 m) wide. The airfield also operated a fog dispersion system, nicknamed FIDO
Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO)
Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation was a system used for dispersing fog from an airfield so that aircraft could land safely...
.
After the war, the site was used to store Thor IRBM Missiles
PGM-17 Thor
Thor was the first operational ballistic missile of the U.S. Air Force . Named after the Norse god of thunder, it was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate range ballistic missile with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was in height and in diameter. It was...
. The airfield finally closed in 1963 and is now an industrial estate, a large source of employment for the local area.
Carnaby railway station
Carnaby railway station
Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from to Hull, England. The station opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970....
on the Yorkshire Coast Line
Yorkshire Coast Line
The Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations.-History:...
from Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.
In 1974, the Satra Motors Car Importation and Preparation Centre was opened at Carnaby, upgrading imported Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n built Lada
Lada
Lada is a trademark of AvtoVAZ, a Russian car manufacturer in Tolyatti, Samara Oblast. All AvtoVAZ vehicles are currently sold under the Lada brand, though this was not always so; Lada was originally AvtoVAZ's export brand for models it sold under the Zhiguli name in the domestic Soviet market...
and Moskvich cars for British showrooms. Although Moskvich had stopped importing cars to Britain by the end of the 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
, Lada continued until July 1997, when it withdrew from Britain, sparking the closure of the Satra centre.
Folly
In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting by its appearance some other purpose, or merely so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or other class of building to which it belongs...
stands in fields about 1 miles (1.6 km) north of Carnaby. It was built by Sir George Strickland, owner of Boynton
Boynton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Boynton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the town of Bridlington and lies on the B1253 road.According to the 2001 UK census, Boynton parish had a population of 161....
Hall, in 1770 and is locally known as 'The Pepperpot'. The structure is based on the Tower of the Winds
Tower of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion , is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower on the Roman agora in Athens. The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock and a wind vane...
which is on the Roman agora in Athens.