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Strensall has three local grocery shops plus a post office, three pubs, a bakery, a hairdressers, a fish & chip shop and
Chinese takeaway. It also has a library and a medical centre. Its sports facilities include 2 playing fields, one with changing rooms; three floodlit tennis courts; two
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In the 19th century employment was found in a tannery in the village. There were also the
Strensall Pottery and Britannia Pottery near the village. Though there is some employment at the local Barracks, the village is mostly a dormitory for commuters to nearby York.
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Strensall Common lies to the east of the village and forms part of the surrounding lowland heath. There are a number of different habitats, such as wet heath, dry heath and birch/oak woodland with areas of standing water. There are over 150 plant species including,
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since before 1214, apart from a short period in 1547 when it was briefly held by the Duke of
Somerset and Lord Wharton. During the reign of Edward the Confessor the manor and land belonged to a couple of Saxon lords known as Sasford and Turchil.
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Strensall is St Mary the Virgin. The current building was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1866 after the old building, originally dedicated to St James, was destroyed about 1798 or 1800. There are also the
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football pitches and one astro pitch and five small parks. There are 20 half plot allotments on New Lane run by the council and were established in 2008. There are also 14 plots run by the Parish
Council on Northfield Lane.
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Wilkinson is the local primary school and was founded in 1718 from money left by a local farmer of that name. It moved to its present location on West End in 1972.
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The soil is sand and foxmole laid over a subsoil of white and grey sandstone. The land lies for the most part about 50 ft above sea level. The
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from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority. On 1 April 2009 the parish was abolished and merged with
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Strensall is the home of the York Golf Club. Strensall
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operate a service through the village as part of the York City Centre to Strensall route (Number 5 and 5a).
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when it was transferred to the newly created constituency of
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963:. A Vision of Britain through Time
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466:St Mary's Church, Strensall
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530:Queen Elizabeth Barracks
522:, meaning "to reside").
372:Strensall with Towthorpe
181:Yorkshire and the Humber
127:Strensall with Towthorpe
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455:, a personal name, and
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516:Scandinavian languages
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370:is a village in the
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205:Sovereign state
47:York Road, Strensall
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1268:"Primary education"
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830:Views of Strensall
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291:UK Parliament
237:Dialling code
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1336:Categories
878:References
715:First York
621:petty whin
584:River Foss
558:York Outer
544:Governance
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338:54°02′24″N
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341:1°02′04″W
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569:Earswick
508:Wetherby
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191:Country
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