| Risby | |
|---|---|
 Risby Folly, in Risby Park | |
  Risby Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | TA008349 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BEVERLEY |
| Postcode district | HU17 |
| Dialling code | 01482 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Risby is the site of a deserted village and former stately home in the civil parish of Rowley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Beverley and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the A164 road.[1]
The area has an open partially wooded parkland, once one of the largest deer parks in Yorkshire, that is popular with local walkers.[2] It also includes Risby Park, a farm, the Folly Lake Cafe. There are several fishponds in the ornamental lakes of the former hall,[1] which have been operated as coarse fishing locations since 1990.[3] The site also has an octagonal brick folly that is designated Grade II.[4]
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey, 1:25000, 2006
- ^ "About Us". follylakecafe.co.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to Risby Park Fishing Ponds * Folly Lake Cafe". Risby Park Fisheries. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Folly in Fishpond Wood (1161815)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2015.