Osgodby is a village in the civil parish of Barlby with Osgodby, in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Selby.
| Osgodby | |
|---|---|
 The Wadkin Arms, Osgodby | |
.svg)  Osgodby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE645335 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Its neighbouring village is Barlby, which lies directly to the west. The village play area has climbing frames, swings, a slide and a football pitch. There is an Indian takeaway, a builder's merchant, and hairdressing salon. It also has a large garden centre and a country pub called 'The Wadkin Arms'.
There is a pond opposite the village play area. It has a bench and a balcony. There is currently a family of moorhens that inhabit the village pond.
Osgodby used to have a village shop, near the Barlby junction, but this is now a residential property
The hamlet of Osgodby Common lies due north at grid reference SE646354.
History
editThe toponym is from an Old Norse personal name Asgaut, with the Old Danish suffix -by ("farm" or "village"), thus "Asgaut's farm". The place is mentioned in the Domesday Book.[1]
In the Middle Ages the village was in the Ouse and Derwent wapentake of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and a township in the large ancient parish of Hemingbrough.[2] It became a separate civil parish in 1866. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with the parish of Barlby.[3][4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 294.[5]
In 1974 Osgodby was transferred from the East Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Selby district.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Osgodby", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
- ^ "History of Osgodby, in Selby and East Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Baggs, A P; Kent, G H R; Purdy, J D (1976). Allison, K J (ed.). "Hemingbrough". A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake. Victoria County History. pp. 37–47. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Osgodby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Osgodby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
External links
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Media related to Osgodby, Selby at Wikimedia Commons
- Osgodby in the Domesday Book