Hirst Courtney is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.
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Population | 287 (2011)[1] |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Selby |
Postcode district | YO8 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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The name derives from Old English Hyrst (wooded hill) and possession by the Courtney family in the thirteenth century.[2] In 1825 the population was 144, in 23 households.[3] In 2011 the population was 287.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[4]
The village formally had a public house called the Royal Oak Inn. It closed in 2017.[5]
Until 2014, Hirst Courtney shared a community primary school with neighbouring village Temple Hirst.[6] In 2012 the school received a requires improvement rating from Ofsted.[7] In November 2013, the school had less than 14 pupils enrolled, a decrease from the previous inspection when there was 26. The school closed on 22 April 2014, and the remaining pupils were transferred to Chapel Haddlesey CE VC School.[8]
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