Womersley

Womersley
St Martin's Church
Womersley is located in North Yorkshire
Womersley
Womersley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population363 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSE531419
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDONCASTER
Postcode districtDN6
Dialling code01977
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°39′55″N 1°11′50″W / 53.66519°N 1.19720°W / 53.66519; -1.19720

Womersley is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 363. The parish population at the 2011 census (including Stapleton and Walden Stubbs) was 515.[1] It is near the towns of Selby, Askern and Pontefract. It is close to the borders with South and West Yorkshire.

The village was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire[2] until 1 April 1974, when it became part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire. On 1 April 2023, Selby District was abolished and Womersley became part of the new North Yorkshire unitary authority area.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Womersley Parish (E04007783)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Womersley, West Riding". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 December 2023.