Wighill
| Wighill | |
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  Wighill Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 193 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE473465 |
| District |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TADCASTER |
| Postcode district | LS24 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Wighill is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wharfe and 6 miles east of Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The village has one public house, The White Swan Inn, which reopened on 23 October 2009, after a two-year closure.[2]
All Saints' Parish Church, Wighill
The White Swan, Wighill
Uhtred the Bold was murdered here in 1016.[3]
Notable people[]
- John Dawson (1871–1948), cricketer
- Rev. George Walker, 1618–1690, fought in the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, and died on the battlefield.
Location grid[]
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Wighill
References[]
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Wighill pub all set to reopen". Wetherby News. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Uhtred, earl of Bamburgh (d. 1016)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 23 September 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Wighill at Wikimedia Commons
- The ancient parish of Wighill: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
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