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Howsham, North Yorkshire

Howsham is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is home to a small parish church and Howsham Hall. Howsham appeared as Husun in the Domesday Book.

Historically the village was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 the village was in the Ryedale district. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Howsham was served by Howsham railway station on the York to Scarborough Line between 1845 and 1849. George Hudson (1800–1871), an English railway financier and politician was born in Howsham.

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Howsham Parish (1170217255)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Howsham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  4. ^ "George Hudson" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XII (9th ed.). 1881. p. 332.

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