Rylstone

Rylstone
Rylstone
	; The village duckpond in Rylstone
	Rylstone Location within North Yorkshire
Population	160 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SD969587
Civil parish	Rylstone;
District	Craven;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°01′28″N 2°02′52″W / 54.024400°N 2.047900°WCoordinates: 54°01′28″N 2°02′52″W / 54.024400°N 2.047900°W

Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 160.^[1]

Rylstone railway station opened in 1902, closed to passengers in 1930, and closed completely in 1969.^[2]

The members of Rylstone and District Women's Institute were the inspiration for the 2003 film Calendar Girls, although the film was shot based in nearby Kettlewell.

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.^[3]

Rylstone is referenced in the poem entitled The White Doe of Rylstone by William Wordsworth.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rylstone Parish (1170216778)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^ The White Doe of Rylstone

External links[]

The ancient parish of Burnsall: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI (Rylstone was in this parish).

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[2011_census-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Rylstone Parish (1170216778)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

[3] "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[4] The White Doe of Rylstone

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Rylstone
The village duckpond in Rylstone
Rylstone Location within North Yorkshire
Population	160 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SD969587
Civil parish	Rylstone
District	Craven
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23

Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°01′28″N 2°02′52″W / 54.024400°N 2.047900°W / 54.024400; -2.047900Coordinates: 54°01′28″N 2°02′52″W / 54.024400°N 2.047900°W / 54.024400; -2.047900

Rylstone

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