Kexby, North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°57′01″N 0°55′58″W / 53.95015°N 0.93290°W
Kexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A1079 about 5 miles (8 km) east of York, on the River Derwent and the East Riding of Yorkshire border.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 194, increasing to 231 at the 2011 Census.[1] Before 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.
Former Emmerdale actor Frazer Hines has a stud farm here.[2]
The route of The White Rose Way, a long distance walk from Leeds to Scarborough, North Yorkshire also passes through.
In 1823 Kexby, then part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, had a population of 149. Occupations included ten farmers and the landlord of the Coach and Horses public house.[3]
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Interviews: Frazer Hines". alive.co.uk. Sound Culture Ltd. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ Baines, Edward; History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York (1823), p.359. ISBN 1230139141
External links
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