Brawby | |
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Brawby shown within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 140 |
OS grid reference | SE737781 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Malton |
Postcode district | YO17 6 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament |
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Brawby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, situated at the confluence of the River Seven and the River Rye. According to the 2001 census Brawby had a population of 164, decreasing to 140 at the 2011 Census.
Brawby is located on the edge of the North York Moors, about eight miles south-west of Pickering, and eight miles north-west of Malton. Although Brawby is located in a quiet rural area of North Yorkshire, Kirby Misperton is only 4 miles away, and is the site of one of the most popular Zoo & Theme parks in England, Flamingoland.
Although Brawby is within easy reach of a number of entertainment venues in nearby, Pickering, Malton & York, Brawby does offer an interesting mix of entertainment for its local residents and tourists alike. The Shed, a live music venue, offers both live music and performance art and attracts artists from all over the world, its success is very much accredited to its imaginative creator, Simon Thackray. .