Riccall

Riccall
Entrance to Riccall
Riccall is located in North Yorkshire
Riccall
Riccall
Location within North Yorkshire
Population2,332 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE620376
• London165 mi (266 km) S
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO19
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°50′00″N 1°03′34″W / 53.83333°N 1.05944°W / 53.83333; -1.05944

Riccall is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, lying 3.5 miles (6 km) to the north of Selby and 9 miles (14 km) south of York. Riccall is noted for being the place where Harold Hardrada's force of invaders landed in 1066, just before the Battle of Stamford Bridge. In the Second World War, an RAF base was built north of the village, and between the late 1970s and the early 2000s, coal was mined from beneath the village as Riccall Mine, part of the Selby Coalfield.

According to the 2011 census the parish had a total population of 2,332.[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Riccall Parish (1170217426)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 October 2018.