Balk, North Yorkshire (original) (raw)
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Hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Human settlement in England
| Balk | |
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 The western approach to Balk village |
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  BalkLocation within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 60 |
| OS grid reference | SE477809 |
| Civil parish | Bagby and Balk[1] |
| Unitary authority | North Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thirsk |
| Postcode district | YO7 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°13′20″N 1°16′10″W / 54.2222°N 1.26931°W / 54.2222; -1.26931 |
Balk is a hamlet and civil parish in the former Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, just east of Thirsk. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 48. The population of the parish was estimated at 60 in 2013.[2] The parish shares a grouped parish council with the adjacent parish of Bagby.
The moated grange at grid reference SE47718083 is a scheduled ancient monument.[3]
- ^ "Parish council - Bagby and Balk Parish Council". democracy.hambleton.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016. In the 2011 census the population of the parish was included with the parish of Bagby, and not separately counted.
- ^ Historic England. "Medieval moated grange 160m south east of The Grange (1015920)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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