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Population
  
1,392 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Church Fenton

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Shire county
  
North Yorkshire

Dialling code
  
01937

UK parliament constituency
  
Selby and Ainsty

OS grid reference
  
SE513368

Country
  
England

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:41 AM

District
  
Selby District

Number of airports
  
1

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Region
  
Yorkshire and the Humber

Weather
  
4°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity

Church Fenton is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 16 miles (26 km) east of Leeds, about 6 miles (10 km) south-east from Tadcaster and 3 miles (5 km) north from Sherburn-in-Elmet. Neighbouring villages include Cawood and Ulleskelf.

Map of Church Fenton, Tadcaster, UK

The name 'Church Fenton' means a village with a church in fen or marshland. The village was recorded along with nearby Little Fenton as Fentun in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Church Fenton's website contains a history, and details of local groups and events. The village has a post office and two public houses: The White Horse and The Fenton Flyer. Village commuters are served by Church Fenton railway station. The village is also home to a Met Office Weather station.

The former RAF Church Fenton is located immediately north-east.

The studio scenes for the 2016 television series Victoria were filmed in a converted aircraft hangar in Church Fenton.

References

Church Fenton Wikipedia