Whitley, North Yorkshire

Whitley
All Saints Whitley
Whitley is located in North Yorkshire
Whitley
Whitley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population1,021 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE561212
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGOOLE
Postcode districtDN14
Dialling code01977
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
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53°41′03″N 1°09′06″W / 53.68429°N 1.15163°W / 53.68429; -1.15163

Whitley is a village in North Yorkshire, England, close to the Aire and Calder Navigation and the M62 motorway. The population of the village at the 2001 census was recorded as being 574,[2] which had risen to 1,021 by the time of the 2011 census.[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to have risen again to 1,110.[3] It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[4] From 1974 to April 2023 it was in the Selby District of North Yorkshire.

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Whitley Parish (E04007781)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Whitley Parish (36UH085)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "History of Whitley, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.