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Embsay

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The village has a cricket club that competes in the Craven League; its second team was, in 2006, the first second team in the league's history to play in the first division. The village also has a football club. Both clubs play at the same ground on Shires Lane at the north of the village. The club
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The village has a newsagent on the main road. The dedicated post office closed; a counter in a newspaper shop now serves as a post office. Other businesses in Embsay are a hairdresser and an arts and crafts store. Embsay has two
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as "Embesie", which translates as "Embe's enclosure". At that time, much of the area was wooded and this was progressively cleared over time to provide farmland. In 1120, Cecily de Romille and her husband founded
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voluntary controlled primary school which receives pupils from Embsay, Skipton and farther away. It was ranked the 141st best primary school in England in 2000, and had risen to 84th place by 2003.
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grounds are named the 'Robinson Memorial' after a local family who supported the club. Also at the north of the village is a recreational ground with a climbing frame and small football pitch.
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Square take their names from a tree that stood there for many years. It was replaced in the late 20th century because of
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and received local tithes. In 1154 they exchanged estates with the de Romille family and moved to
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and Lower Barden Reservoir. Embsay Reservoir is the headquarters of Craven Sailing Club.
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Embsay was originally a Celtic settlement, possibly founded at the same time as a local
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Embsay Village Hall events include film nights, pantomimes, bowls, and jumble sales.
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At the foot of Embsay Crag, a rock formation north of the village, is
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that is open access land and used by walkers. There are two more
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was built in 1888, and is the current terminus of the heritage
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AboutBritain.com "Embsay, North Yorkshire Photo Gallery"
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The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names
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Embsay is located in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE011533
London
SSE
Civil parish
Embsay with Eastby
Unitary authority
North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BD23
Dialling code
Police
North Yorkshire
Fire
North Yorkshire
Ambulance
Yorkshire
UK
England

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