Population 980 Civil parish Ulleskelf Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Thursday 11:02 PM | OS grid reference SE518401 Country England Shire county North Yorkshire District Selby District | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 15°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Ulleskelf /ˈʌləˌskɛlf/ is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr. Kelf translates from Icelandic (i.e. Old Norse) as calf. It was written in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec.
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Map of Ulleskelf, Tadcaster, UK
It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, at which up to ten trains a day run, all operated by Northern. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store). The 2011 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 980.
An episode of A Touch of Frost, entitled 'Mind Games', starring David Jason and Keith Barron, was filmed in the village in 2008.
Governance
Ulleskelf is the most populous village in the electoral ward called Saxton and Ulleskelf. The ward's population at the 2011 census was 2,341.