Allerston
{{short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Other uses|Allerston, Alberta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.2309|-0.6521|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Allerston
| population = 302
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton
| post_town = PICKERING
| postcode_district = YO18
| postcode_area = YO
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SE 878 825
| static_image_name = St Johns Church, Allerston.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Johns Church
}}
Allerston is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about {{convert|5|mi|0}} east of Pickering. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 309, reducing slightly to 302 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217208|title=Allerston Parish |accessdate=23 October 2018}}
The parish church, originally dedicated to St Mary, is now dedicated to St John and is a grade II* listed building.{{NHLE|num=1149549|desc= CHURCH OF SAINT MARY|accessdate= 18 January 2016}}
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Overview
During the 1930s, unemployed men were set to work in Dalby Forest, breaking ground, building tracks, and undertaking other heavy labour. The men lived in a work camp in Low Dalby, which was one of a number of so-called Instructional Centres run by the Ministry of Labour in order to 'harden' young men who had been out of work for some time. By 1938, the Ministry was operating 35 Instructional Centres across Britain, with a total capacity of over 6,000 places. By 1939, though, unemployment was declining in the face of impending war, and the Ministry closed down its work camps.
The Cayley Arms, the village pub and Bed and Breakfast, is named after George Cayley the British Aviation Pioneer, who held lands in the surrounding area.
At the bottom of the village is Ebberston railway station of the now-closed Forge Valley Line. The station is now known as The Old Station and is run as a self-catering holiday accommodation business.{{cite web|url=http://www.theoldstationallerston.co.uk/|title=Welcome to 'The Old Station Allerston'|publisher=The Old Station|accessdate=11 September 2009}}
Captain Oates of Antarctic fame once owned a farm in the village.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book|first=John |last=Field|title=Learning Through Labour: Training, unemployment and the state, 1890–1939|publisher=Leeds University Press|year= 1992|isbn= 0-900960-48-5}}
External links
{{Commons category|Allerston}}
- [http://www.ryedale.co.uk/ryedale/villages/allerston/allerston.html Allerston]
- [http://www.visitthorntonledale.co.uk/assets/cabinet/St_Johns_Allerston_History.pdf St John's Church]
- {{OpenDomesday|SE8782|allerston|Allerston}}
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