Ulleskelf

Ulleskelf
Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf geograph-494132-by-Andrew-Whale.jpg
Railway Bridge over River Wharfe at Ulleskelf
Ulleskelf is located in North Yorkshire
 Ulleskelf shown within North Yorkshire
Population 980 
OS grid reference SE518401
Civil parish Ulleskelf
District Selby
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TADCASTER
Postcode district LS24
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber

Ulleskelf /ˈʌləˌskɛlf/ is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe. Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr. Kelf translates from Icelandic (i.e. Old Norse) as calf.


It is served by Ulleskelf railway station, at which up to ten trains a day run, all operated by Northern Rail. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store). The 2011 UK Census recorded the population of the parish as 980.[1]

An episode of A Touch of Frost, entitled 'Mind Games', starring David Jason and Keith Barron, was filmed in the village in 2008.

The village hall

References

  1. ^ "2011 UK Census". Retrieved 22 September 2013.