North Newbald
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North Newbald is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
.
North Newbald along with the hamlet
of South Newbald
forms the civil parish of Newbald
.
It is a village consisting of roughly 800 people both young and old, and is situated approximately 13 miles (20.9 km) north west of Hull
city centre, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of South Cave
and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Market Weighton
. It lies to the east of the A1034 road.
The village is has two pubs, named The Tiger and The Gnu (originally the New Inn when owned by The Hull Brewery Company), situated across the road from each other, making a pub crawl a literal option, and several other privately run businesses and a good number of farms. The main industries in Newbald involve farming, eggs and warehouses and transport. It has been a carting village for some centuries.
North Newbald is one of the more picturesque villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, being home to what Pevsner describes as the most complete Norman
church in the East Riding, complete with Coronation Clock (installed at the coronation of George V in 1911), a communal village green, on which is located the whipping post used in the last public flogging carried out in Britain.
The parish church of St. Nicholas, built around 1140, has been described as the 'finest Norman church in East Yorkshire'. It has a large cruciform plan without isles and with a tall central tower. Three Norman doorways make the building almost unique.
North Newbald - a walled town? A previous Vicar of Newbald, Rev. Jack Walker, over his long incumbency, mapped the whole area and produced details drawings suggesting that the village may, very well, have been walled. Apart from Rev. Walker's submissions there is no further evidence of this.
The Yorkshire Wolds Way
National Trail, a long distance footpath passes to the east of the village.
The biggest downside for residents is the lack of Public transport
- Buses run roughly 3 times a week to Beverley, with few options for return journeys.
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...
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North Newbald along with 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 South Newbald
South Newbald
South Newbald is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, very close to the larger village of North Newbald. It is situated approximately north west of Hull city centre, north of South Cave and south of Market Weighton...
forms the civil parish of Newbald
Newbald
Newbald is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is situated approximately west of the market town of Beverley and covering an area of .The civil parish is formed by the village of North Newbald and the hamlet of South Newbald....
.
It is a village consisting of roughly 800 people both young and old, and is situated approximately 13 miles (20.9 km) north west of 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...
city centre, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of South Cave
South Cave
South Cave is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately to the west of Hull city centre on the A1034 road just to the north of the A63 road. North Cave is approximately to the north west.- Overview :...
and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Market Weighton
Market Weighton
Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...
. It lies to the east of the A1034 road.
The village is has two pubs, named The Tiger and The Gnu (originally the New Inn when owned by The Hull Brewery Company), situated across the road from each other, making a pub crawl a literal option, and several other privately run businesses and a good number of farms. The main industries in Newbald involve farming, eggs and warehouses and transport. It has been a carting village for some centuries.
North Newbald is one of the more picturesque villages 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...
, being home to what Pevsner describes as the most complete Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
church in the East Riding, complete with Coronation Clock (installed at the coronation of George V in 1911), a communal village green, on which is located the whipping post used in the last public flogging carried out in Britain.
The parish church of St. Nicholas, built around 1140, has been described as the 'finest Norman church in East Yorkshire'. It has a large cruciform plan without isles and with a tall central tower. Three Norman doorways make the building almost unique.
North Newbald - a walled town? A previous Vicar of Newbald, Rev. Jack Walker, over his long incumbency, mapped the whole area and produced details drawings suggesting that the village may, very well, have been walled. Apart from Rev. Walker's submissions there is no further evidence of this.
The Yorkshire Wolds Way
Yorkshire Wolds Way
The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds...
National Trail, a long distance footpath passes to the east of the village.
The biggest downside for residents is the lack of Public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
- Buses run roughly 3 times a week to Beverley, with few options for return journeys.