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Romanby
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] HistoryThe 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] GeographyBefore 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] GovernanceNorth 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] AmenitiesThe 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
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