Ulleskelf /ˈʌləˌskɛlf/ is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe.
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![]() Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf | |
![]() ![]() Ulleskelf Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 980 (2011 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SE518401 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | TADCASTER |
Postcode district | LS24 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr, while skelf is an Old English term meaning "a flat area" (a cognate of shelf).[2] It was written in the Domesday Book as Oleschel and Oleslec.[3][2]
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[4]
It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, 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.[1]
"Mind Games", an episode of TV detective series A Touch of Frost, was filmed in the village in 2008.[5]
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.[6]
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