OS grid reference NZ868069 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district YO22 Dialling code 01947 | Post town WHITBY Local time Friday 3:48 AM District Borough of Scarborough | |
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Salmon leaping the river esk at sleights near whitby
Sleights is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is located in the Esk Valley in the postal region of Whitby, and is part of the borough of Scarborough. The village lies along the steep main A169 road that runs north to south between Whitby and Pickering across the North York Moors.
Contents
- Salmon leaping the river esk at sleights near whitby
- Map of Sleights Whitby UK
- Sleights apartment
- Amenities
- Sport
- Education
- Religion
- References
Map of Sleights, Whitby, UK
At the bottom of the village, the road crosses the Esk Valley Railway, allowing access to Sleights railway station. The road crosses the River Esk on a high bridge, opened on 26 January 1937. The road continues up the hill to reach the A171 Whitby to Middlesbrough trunk road. At the top of the village is Blue Bank. Due east of the village is the hamlet of Iburndale.
Due to road accidents, Blue Bank, with a gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), has an escape lane of soft sand.
Like other place names in Yorkshire, the etymology of Sleights is Old Norse, sletta 'flat land' with an English plural, like the Norman place name Eslettes, same as many places in Denmark called dk:Sletten.
The Horticultural & Industrial Society show has been held each year since 1880. Since 2006 the show has been held on the sports field, with classes for produce, fruit, flowers vegetables, crafts, cake decorating, photography,flower arranging etc. Additional attractions include a bouncy castle, face painting, tombola and a fun dog show. The infamous Victorian forger Edward Simpson was born here in 1815.
Sleights apartment
Amenities
There is a village shop, a branch of the Spar chain, a Post Office, tearoom, two public houses, a butchers, bakers a fish and chip restaurant and a hair dressers salon.
Sport
The village sports field, which is mainly used for cricket, has a new pavilion built in 2006. The money for the new build was collected through local fundraising. The cricket team play in the Eskdale League on Saturdays. In June 2011, a new Sleights Football club was formed by James Howard and joined the Scarborough and District Saturday League, with several players coming from Sleights, but training and playing at Caedmon School in Whitby. They were promoted from the league's Third Division to the First in the space of two seasons. There is also a bowls club which is used by people from Sleights and neighbouring towns and villages.
Education
The village contains only one school, Sleights Church of England primary school. The school has about 100 pupils and hosts fundraising events. Students aged over 11 years old travel to nearby schools in Whitby.
Religion
There are three places of worship in the village, St John's Church of England Church, dedicated to St John the Evangelist, English Martyrs Roman Catholic Church, on Eskdaleside and, at the bottom of the village, the Briggswath and Sleights Methodist Chapel.