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Romanby
Romanby
	Packhorse bridge across Willow Beck
	Romanby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	6,177 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE361927
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northallerton
Postcode district	DL7
Dialling code	01609
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Richmond;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°19′44″N 1°26′38″W / 54.3288°N 1.4440°W

Romanby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Romanby is situated south-west of and contiguous with Northallerton, and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 6,051, increasing to 6,177 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

History

The name Romanby suggests that the village dates from Roman times, but derives from the Viking name Hromund.^[2] The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to King William.^[3]

Romanby chapel, which dated from the 13th century, was demolished in 1523 on the orders of the Bishop of Durham, Thomas Wolsey.^[4] Its destruction was ordered because the vicar of Northallerton at the time, had questioned the bishop's authority.^[5] St James' Church was built in 1882. It is a grade II listed structure.^[6] Romanby Methodist Church dates from 1962.^[7]

Geography

Before the railway was built, Romanby was separated from Northallerton by a 0.5-mile (0.8 km) strip of pasture land, but since the railway opened, the spread of each settlement means that the two are contiguous.^[8] The Wensleydale Railway passes over a bridge on the outskirts of Romanby village on its way to Redmire from Northallerton West railway station. A grade II listed packhorse bridge straddles the Willow Beck.^[9]^[10] Water from the beck powered a water-mill in the village, which was last listed in 1663.^[11] The beck flows southwards and enters the River Wiske before the A684 road. The River Wiske formed the western boundary of the old Allertonshire Wapentake.^[12]

Governance

North Yorkshire County Council has its headquarters at County Hall in Romanby, on the site of a former a racecourse. It was designed by the York architect Walter Brierley for North Riding County Council. The main building constructed in 1904–14 is of two storeys of ashlar and red brick on a square courtyard plan, it has a 15-bay frontage and 23-bay returns. It is a grade II* listed building.^[13]

Romanby electoral ward does not cover all the parish and had a total population at the 2011 Census of 3,946.^[14]

Amenities

The village has several shops, a post office, a dentist, a hairdressers and a public house, the Golden Lion.^[15]

Romanby is served by Romanby Primary School. The local secondary school and sixth form is Northallerton School.

Romanby Golf Course on the village outskirts has an 18-hole course, floodlit driving range and a clubhouse. Northallerton Town Football Club is located in Romanby.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Romanby Parish (1170216911)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 392. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ "Romanby | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ Bogg, Edmund (1908). Richmondshire: an account of its history and antiquities, characters and customs, legendary lore, and natural history. London: Elliot Stock. p. 25. OCLC 1385443354.
^ Page 1968, p. 432.
^ Historic England. "Church of St James the Great (Grade II) (1380322)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Romanby Parish Council - About Romanby". Romanby Parish Council. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ Bogg, Edmund (1908). Richmondshire: an account of its history and antiquities, characters and customs, legendary lore, and natural history. London: Elliot Stock. p. 24. OCLC 1385443354.
^ Historic England. "Packhorse Bridge (Grade II) (1190645)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Willow Beck level at Romanby - GOV.UK". check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ Page 1968, p. 421.
^ Page 1968, p. 418.
^ Historic England. "COUNTY HALL (1150967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Romanby 2011 Census Ward (1237325076)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
^ "Romanby Parish Council - About Romanby". romanby-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

Sources

Page, William, ed. (1968). The Victoria History of the Counties of England; Yorkshire, the North Riding Volume 1. London: University of London. OCLC 878120.