Great Edstone
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 Edstone
Edstone shown within North Yorkshire
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| Population | 217 (Including Salton. 2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SE7096083488 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kirkbymoorside |
| Postcode district | YO |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Edstone is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of the county of North Yorkshire, England, the principal settlement in which is the village of Great Edstone. Edstone has a population of 217 according to the 2011 census.
In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Edstone as
EDSTONE (Great), a township and a parish in Helmsley district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Dove, 2½ miles SSE of Kirkbymoorside, and 6 W by S of Pickering r. station. . Acres, 1, 190. Real property, £2, 123. Pop., 135. Houses, 27. The parish contains also the township of North Holme; and its post town is Kirkbymoorside, under York. Acres, 1,800."
The name 'Edstone' has an original meaning when broken down into old English which is: "Eadin's farm/settlement."
The nearest schools to Edstone are: Welburn Hall School (1.4 miles), Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School (1.4 miles) and Ryedale School (3.1 miles).
The North York Moors national park is located 2 miles to the north of Edstone village.
The hill upon which Great Edstone was built was formed by glaciers in about 30,000 BC. While the Ice Age melted, the hill was left to be an island in the middle of a lake which covered the Vale of Pickering – which itself receded once all trace of the Ice Age left. When the ice did melt, the fertile soils of the land are likely to have encouraged farming.
Great Edstone was a key place for evacuees to stay during the Second World War, as can be seen in the still-remaining village hall. In the 1970s–80s the school was removed, since there were not enough children in the village. Since then, the village has decreased in size, and presently all that remains is about 30–50 houses, a church, a village hall, a post box and a telephone box. However the village continues to grow in population as new houses are built, and it has recently seen an increase in the number of young families.
The major residential street of Great Edstone is the Wapping, upon which many of the houses are built. Throughout the area, the feeling of community is strong, and people do tend to help each other wherever possible. The church is open regularly and really is worth a view, while the views from the door are breathtaking.
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