Londesborough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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. It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the market town

Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

 of Market Weighton

Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one...

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The civil parish is formed by the village of Londesborough and the hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 of Middlethorpe

Middlethorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire

Middlethorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of the market town of Market Weighton. It lies to the south of the A614 road.It forms part of the civil parish of Londesborough.-References:...

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According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, Londesborough parish had a population of 183.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way

Yorkshire Wolds Way

The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds...

 National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the village.

Londesborough Hall

Londesborough Hall

Londesborough Hall was a country house in the village of Londesborough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, close to the towns of Market Weighton and Pocklington....

 was a country house in the village but all that now remains is the park land that surrounded the house which is called Londesborough Park.

Famous residents

Andy Strangeway

Andy Strangeway

Andy Strangeway , a decorator, adventurer and islomaniac from the Yorkshire Wolds, is the first - and so far the only - person to complete the challenge of landing and sleeping on all 162 of Scotland's islands of 40 hectares and above...

, the first man to visit and sleep on all of Scotland's major islands, was born in Londesborough in 1965.