Roxby (formerly Rousby) is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located near Staithes.
| Roxby | |
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 St Nicholas's Church, Roxby, and in right foreground the ruined corner which is all that remains visible of the 13th-century Roxby Hall | |
.svg)  Roxby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 120 (2014)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NZ762161 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA |
| Postcode district | TS13 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
The population of the civil parish was estimated at 120 in 2014,[1] about the same as the 2001 UK census figure of 119.[2]
Roxby was historically a township in the parish of Hinderwell in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4]
St Nicholas's Parish Church was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church. It is a Grade II listed building.[5] It includes family tombs of the Boynton baronets.
References edit
- ^ a b "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with Borrowby and Newton Mulgrave parishes and not counted separately."Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Roxby CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Roxby CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ GENUKI website
- ^ Vision of Britain website
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1148616)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Roxby, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons