Osbaldwick

Osbaldwick (/ˈɒzbəldwɪk/ OZ-bəld-wick) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England.

In 1852, the Church was allowed to sell off land and Osbaldwick Manor was sold to a Thomas Samuel Watkinson, later the Lord Mayor of York.

Newer housing surrounds this and Osbaldwick is now effectively bounded on three sides by the A1079 to the south, the A64 that forms part of York's Ring Road) to the east and by green-belt land to the north.

A development known as Derwenthorpe was granted planning permission on 10 May 2007 for the green-belt land north of the village.

Osbaldwick Beck runs through the village and is part of the tributary system of the River Foss.

[9] This line remained open to freight until 1981, and in 1992, Sustrans converted the trackbed into National Cycle Route 66 from the village into York.

The village is home to Osbaldwick Hall, a Grade II Listed Building,[12] and to the 12th century St Thomas' Church.

It currently consists of a rendered brick building with the public rooms on the ground floor and accommodation for the owners above.

The pub has a large field which is used to host community events such as the village fair and a bonfire night.

The church has been reordered and extended on a number of occasions, notably in 1877 by John Oldrid Scott[22] and by later architects in both 1967 and 2005.

William Ball Wright, noted genealogist and one of the first SPG Anglican missionaries to Japan, served as vicar of the parish from 1903 to 1912.

Osbaldwick Beck
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The Derwent Arms