Alne, North Yorkshire
| Alne | |
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 The village hall |
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| Alne shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 756 |
| OS grid reference | SE495654 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Easingwold |
| Postcode district | YO61 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Alne is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about twelve miles north-west of York and four miles from Easingwold. The parish has a population of 711 (2001 census), increasing to 756 at the 2011 census.
The village is named in the Domesday Book as part of the Bulford Hundred and owned by the church of St Peter, York. The name is derived from the Latin word Alnus for Alder, as the village was surrounded by these trees.
The Parish used to include the nearby settlements of Tholthorpe, Aldwark, Flawith, Youlton and Tollerton, covering nearly 10,000 acres. To the north-east of the village used to be Alne Station opened in 1841, but was closed in 1957. Alne Hall in the Middle Ages was the country residence of the treasurers of St Peter's, York.
The village is within the Thirsk & Malton parliamentary constituency. It is within the Tollerton ward of Hambleton Local Government District and the Easingwold electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council. The civil parish is made up of 5 councillors.
The village lies 2 miles west of the A19 road and immediately north of the River Kyle. The village used to have a railway station on the East Coast Main Line that runs less than a mile to the east of the village.
The soil contains some alluvium as well as sand and loam.
In the village there is Alne Cricket Club who play in the Nidderdale and District Amateur Cricket League. The local Tennis Club play in local leagues at the local Recreational Playing Fields. There is also a public house, the Blue Bell Inn, which was one of three inns in the village in the 1820s. The village is home to two Nursing and Care homes, Oak Trees and Leonard Cheshire.
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