Lebberston is a rural village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 surrounded by farms, situated in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

 on the east coast of England

England

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. Lebberston is also a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

. It lies between the villages of Cayton

Cayton

Cayton is a village and civil parish within the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England and is mentioned in the Domesday book as Caitune...

 and Gristhorpe

Gristhorpe

Gristhorpe is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Gristhorpe parish had a population of 386....

. The village hall and church are in Gristhorpe. The main Lebberston Manor lies in the centre of the village. Lebberston Hall was a Victorian house, extensively altered in 2005. The house received the 'Best One Off Build' award presented by RIBA.

The village public house is The Ox Inn. There is no village shop. There are numerous farms in the area including Manor Farm, Redcliffe Farm, and Lingholm Farm.

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....

, Lebberston parish had a population of 182.

Local events

In 1977, to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee

Silver Jubilee

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, a road race was run, from The Ox Inn to The Bull Inn at Gristhorpe.

Economy

Farming is the predominant type of business. The east coast of North Yorkshire has a thriving tourism

Tourism

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 industry, dominated by Scarborough, a resort and spa town. There are several camping sites for both touring and static caravans.

Just north of the village, the Flower Of May Holiday Park, owned by Graham Atkinson, hosts both a holiday park, the nine hole "pay & play" Lebberston Golf Course

Golf course

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, and the Scarborough Fair Collection

Scarborough Fair Collection

The Scarborough Fair Collection is a museum of fairground mechanical organs and showman's engines, located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, one of the largest collections of its type in Europe....

of preserved steam engines and mechanical organs.

Lebberston is also the home of Lebberston Market, an outdoor Sunday market, which takes place each year throughout the summer season.

External links

• http://www.brable.com/awards/index.html
• http://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com