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23-580: Barlby is a linear village in the civil parish of Barlby with Osgodby , in North Yorkshire , England. It is situated 2 miles (3 km) to the north-east of the market town of Selby , and is bordered to the west by the River Ouse and to the east by the A19 Barlby bypass. Across the bypass is Barlby's smaller sister village, Osgodby . Seen from the air, Barlby is long and narrow. It

46-523: A Norman castle (now a nature reserve) near to the site of the Roman Camp and a church, St John the Baptist , with some rare stained glass windows. The north tower, which functions as a portal was given by the church's patron Lord Fitzalan. The churchyard is typical of the country parish church, showing gravestones surrounding the building. A medieval tomb in the churchyard retains the remnants of

69-482: A cross. The west window showing St. Catherine (wheel), St. John the Baptist (lamb) and St. Margaret (spearing dragon) is a rare extant example of stained glass of the decorated style. The window was also added by Lord Fitzalan. Colours of green, gold, olive, amber, as well as red and blue distinguish the complex canopies and figures. In the lower half of the window fragments of 15th-century glass include images of an unidentified female saint and St. Margaret. The site of

92-503: A library, the late eighteenth century All Saints' Church and Barlby High School which also serves pupils from the surrounding villages of Osgodby , Riccall , Kelfield , Escrick , Cliffe , North Duffield , South Duffield , Hemingbrough and Bubwith . Despite its name Barlby Hilltop sits only slightly higher than Barlby Bridge. Like other settlements in the Vale of York , the village has historically been vulnerable to flooding , and

115-587: A period of time when Britain was under Roman rule. The square silver dish was found in 1839. Though it is tempting to assume that it was part of a hoard of silver, there is no record of it being found with any other objects. It is now held by the British Museum . Edward Coke (pronounced Cook) was born at Mileham Hall (now demolished), on 1 February 1552. He became Speaker of The House of Commons in 1593 and Attorney General in 1596. He died on 3 September 1634. Sir Harold Button of Umphington (Shropshire)

138-489: A possible market place in the northern enclosure and from tolls on travellers. Mileham Tower Windmill, was first recorded in 1860,it was built at the end of a long track to the southwest of the village. The four-storey tarred red brick tower had 21-inch-thick (530 mm) walls, was 38 feet (12 m) high and had a 24-foot-diameter (7.3 m) base. The mill used four double-shuttered sails, each with seven bays of three shutters to power four pairs of stones. The upright shaft

161-561: A simplistic understanding of the process of urban growth and ignoring the human factor in design , resulting in inefficiency and limited growth potential. Mileham Mileham is a village approximately midway between East Dereham and Fakenham in Mid Norfolk with a population of 563 people in 2011. The village sits astride the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects Mid Norfolk west to east. It

184-428: A surprisingly imposing monument consisting of a motte built up around the fragments of a stone keep, two baileys and a further banked rectangular enclosure to the north of the road, which now contains Burwood Hall (built in 1793) and farm buildings. A large wooded deer park was once attached to the south of the castle. The positioning of the castle astride the road is thought to have been connected with raising revenue from

207-517: Is a current resident (2020). He invented the Well Drain. He is also an ornithologist capable of identifying over 400 birds based on their calls alone. The village has a post office/general store, and a village hall. Also it had a primary school founded in 1677,but it was closed in 2015. The Royal Oak public house stood in the village centre up until 1983, but has since been converted into a private residence. The Castle public house closed in 1920 and

230-475: Is approximately 3 miles (5 km) in length, and runs along the old route of the A19. Although it is classified as a single village it consists of two distinct areas: Barlby Hilltop , at the north end of the village; and Barlby Bridge which lies slightly to the south-west. The building of new estates in recent years has blurred the division between the two. Barlby Hilltop contains Barlby Community Primary School ,

253-678: Is mentioned in the Domesday Book . In the Middle Ages the village was in the Ouse and Derwent wapentake of the East Riding of Yorkshire , and a chapelry in the large ancient parish of Hemingbrough . The judges William and Robert de Bardelby are said to have taken their name after Barlby. It became a separate civil parish in 1866. On 1 April 1935 the civil parish of Osgodby was abolished and merged with Barlby, on 2 March 1999

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276-425: Is notable for its 9 km long, single main street and its thin strips of farm land, inhabited by 6000 people. Linear designs have also been proposed for new city and district development projects, such as Arturo Soria y Mata 's linear city , Michael Graves and Peter Eisenman 's linear city , Madrid 's Ciudad Lineal district, and Saudi Arabia 's The Line . Such designs have been criticized as expressing

299-596: Is the old coaching road from Kings Lynn to Norwich and then on to Great Yarmouth . The name Mileham comes from the presence of a mill ; the base of the last one can still be seen from the Litcham Road. (There is a possibility that it may be linked to a Saxon water mill.) There is also a "Mill Farm" to the west of the village. Mileham is a linear settlement in 'High Norfolk', and is also a 'Conservation Village', centred on Burwood Hall, The Church, The Castle, Park Farm, Old Hall Farm and Manor Farm. There are ruins of

322-493: Is the outward spread of an existing town along a main street , and with a nucleated settlement , which is a group of buildings clustered around a central point. Particular types of linear settlements are linear village , chain village , street village ( Polish : ulicówka ; German : Straßendorf , Lithuanian : gatvinis kaimas , French : village-rue ), and some others. Different countries have varying classifications of linear settlements. Sułoszowa , Poland,

345-474: The entire residential area of Barlby to be in the 0.5% (1 in 200) "low risk" category for flooding. Barlby is served by an Arriva Yorkshire bus service, 415/416 which runs between Selby and York . The service runs through the village every 20 minutes on weekdays. In June 2013 contractors completed a new three-lane roundabout that was built on the A19 and A63 junction between Barlby and Osgodby . The roundabout

368-463: The merged parish was renamed "Barlby with Osgodby". In 1931 the parish of Barlby (prior to the merge) had a population of 2627. In 1974 Barlby was transferred from the East Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. An electoral ward in the name of Barlby exists. This ward had a population of 4,163 at the 2011 Census. Linear village In the case of settlements built along a route,

391-440: The mill ceased working in 1924 and was dismantled soon after. A photograph of 1934 showed the mill with three broken sails and the fanstage still in situ. Mileham Post Windmill, first recorded in 1775, stood on Mileham or Beeston Common and was actually nearer to Litcham than Mileham. The mill buck stood over a roundhouse and used 2 pairs of French burr stones, a flour mill and a jumper. A horse mill and bake office were also run on

414-475: The original Saxon village is in the field to the east of the church where the remains of Saxon ponds can be seen. Mileham Castle (also referred to as " Hall Yards" on old maps) is one of the largest motte and bailey castles in Norfolk. It straddles the pre-Conquest road that remained the main east-west route through the county until the 17th century. The castle was constructed in about 1100. and its remains form

437-442: The route predated the settlement, and then the settlement grew along the transport route. Often, it is only a single street with houses on either side of the road. Mileham , Norfolk, England is an example of this pattern. Later development may add side turnings and districts away from the original main street. Places such as Southport , England developed in this way. A linear settlement is in contrast with ribbon development , which

460-538: The site. A sketchmap by Geraldine Neale c.1948, showed the postmill to the north of the western end of the east to west track and the towermill at the north end of the south to north track. Geraldine Neale died in 1970 and was the daughter of John Wilkin who was miller at the time the towermill was dismantled in 1902. Her article The Miller's Daughter was published in the Eastern Daily Press on 21 August 1948. The Mileham Dish dates from 4th century AD from

483-504: Was a 'graft' shaft of both wood and iron. Two opposite doors were set into the base of the tower on the east and west sides, and another door was on the south side of the meal floor. According to Geraldine Neale, writing in 1948, a sail broke off the mill in a gale in 1904 and a similar occurrence put the mill out of commission for all time. However, it is not clear whether this was the actual case as in May 1973, G. Rye reported to Philip Unwin that

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506-472: Was designed to slow traffic. The previous junction, constructed in 1987 was poorly set out which contributed to many traffic accidents. Since the completion of the roundabout there have been fewer accidents, traffic moves more slowly and in greater safety. The toponym is from an Old English personal name Bardolf , with the Old Danish suffix -by ("farm" or "village"), thus "Bardolf's farm". The place

529-552: Was particularly badly hit in November 2000. The main electrical substation in the area was damaged by the flood, resulting in power loss for up to two weeks. The Prince of Wales visited Barlby, Naburn and York following the flood. The existing flood defences were improved as part of an £18 million scheme that was completed in 2008. As a result of the flood defence improvements, the Environment Agency considers

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