Roecliffe
{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| official_name = Roecliffe
| static_image_name = Roecliffe primary school, North Yorkshire.jpg
| static_image_alt = Stone church in Gothic style, with at least three towers
| static_image_caption = Roecliffe's Church of England primary school
| map_alt = Selby is in the centre of the south of North Yorkshire, which is in the northeast of England on the coast
| coordinates = {{coord|54.088|-1.426|display=inline,title}}
| civil_parish = Roecliffe
| population = 238
| population_ref = (2011 census)
| unitary_england = North Yorkshire
| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| post_town = York
| postcode_district = YO51
| postcode_area = YO
| constituency_westminster = Skipton and Ripon
| dial_code = 01757
| os_grid_reference = SE 375 655
}}
Roecliffe is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the A1 road motorway which connects London with Edinburgh and is 1 mile west of Boroughbridge. It is on the banks of the River Ure and the village centres on the village green which doubles up as the school playing field.
The village has a pub, The Crown Inn, which offers 5 star accommodation with a 16th-century theme.{{cite web|title=
History
Excavations in 1993 uncovered two 1st-century Roman forts at Roecliffe, located where the modern A1(M) crosses the River Ure. It is believed that the forts were short-lived and were abandoned in favour of Aldborough, 1 mile east.Dobinson, C. (1995 (revised reprint 2012)) Aldborough Roman Town. English Heritage. p.6
Roecliffe was historically a township in the parish of Aldborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/Aldborough/more.html GENUKI website. Yorkshire West Riding: Aldborough Parish] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10465930 Vision of Britain website] In 1974 Roecliffe was transferred from the West Riding to the new county of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Until 1 October 1998, Roecliffe was part of the Claro Registration District.{{cite web|title=
In the 1870s, Roecliffe was described as:
:"ROCLIFF, or Roecliff, a township-chapelry in Aldborough parish, W. R. Yorkshire; on the river Ure, 1½mile W S W of Boroughbridge r. station. Post-town, Boroughbridge, under York. Acres, 1, 794. Real property, £2, 497. Pop., 231. Houses, 53."{{cite book|last=Wilson|first=John|title=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|year=1870–72|publisher=A. Fullarton and Co.|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=14135|accessdate=4 February 2013}}
Population
File:Roecliffe population time series 1871 - 2011.jpgFile:1881 Occupational Census Data.jpg
The population in the area has always been small and as of the 2011 census was 238.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127998&c=roecliffe&d=16&e=62&g=6454531&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1367492276906&enc=1|title=Roecliffe>(Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=4 February 2013}} This as shown has fluctuated over time with its most significant decrease in the 1950s where it merely reached 150. Although fluctuations occurred over the years, the population in 2011 is very similar to what it was in 1871.
In the past agriculture and general workers were the most common occupation for males. Most females with declared occupations worked in domestic service.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
=Transport=
Roecliffe has one bus service which runs from Ripon to Harrogate. The nearest railway station is at Knaresborough.{{cite web|title=
=Education=
Roecliffe has one school, Roecliffe Church of England School, a primary school, which has outstanding Ofsted reports. The village green provides a recreation area.{{cite web|title=
=Roecliffe's Pond and Meadows=
The area close to the River Ure was once a clay pit in the 19th century, and has been transformed into a private nature reserve.{{cite web|title=
The Roecliffe Ramble is a walk from the village starting at the church and along the River Ure{{cite web|title=
Weather and terrain
Roecliffe is flat surrounded by hilly countryside and close by the upland area of the Yorkshire Dales, as a result the weather is unpredictable. The coldest month is January where temperatures reach five degrees with the likelihood of snow and barely reaches twenty degrees in the warmest months July and August.{{cite web|title=
See also
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