Embsay Station

Barden Moor with Embsay Crag in the distance

Upper Barden Reservoir in Barden Moor

Embsay is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England and is situated about 2 miles north-east of Skipton and has around 1750 residents. The Village is often grouped with the neighbouring village of Eastby, such as the Embsay - with - Eastby Parish Council. The village has a station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, the most famous visitor being Thomas the Tank Engine, this is very popular with the under fives and dogs.The train is crewed by volunteers including Nick and David. The Village also has a Post Office and Paper Shop. Up until 2005 these were two separate premises, however due to retirement the Post Office closed in 2005, and it wasn't until mid 2006 that it reopened as part of the Paper Shop. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 638 KB) Summary Embsay Station Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 638 KB) Summary Embsay Station Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 1170 KB) Summary Barden Moor with Embsay Crag in the distance Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 1170 KB) Summary Barden Moor with Embsay Crag in the distance Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 970 KB) Summary Upper Barden Reservoir in Barden Moor Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1536, 970 KB) Summary Upper Barden Reservoir in Barden Moor Paul Wright took this photo on 19 February 2006 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... For other uses, see Craven (disambiguation). ... North Yorkshire is a county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Statistics Population: 14,313 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD986516 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... A parish council is a council of members of a particular parish or religious community who have a responsibility to administrate the affairs of that community. ... The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...

Embsay also has a recreational ground found at the north end of the village fondly known as 'the rec' and as its name suggests is exactly that.

Embsay has two pubs, the Elm Tree Inn at the north end of the village, and the Cavendish Arms at the southern end of the village near the station.The Cavendish Arms is a homely village pub serving hearty food. The contanct number for the Cavendish is 01756 793980. The Elm Tree Inn and surrounding Elm Tree Square take their names from the Elm Tree that has stood in the centre of this junction for many years. It was replaced in the late 20th century due to Dutch Elm Disease, but in 2006 that replacement was also taken down. Currently there stands no tree in the square. Species See text. ... Branch death, or Flagging, at multiple locations in the crown of a diseased elm. ...

The village also has a cricket team who compete in the Craven League as one of the most successful teams in the league’s history, their second team being the first second team in the leagues history to play in the second division in 2006. The village also has a moderately successful football team. Both football and cricket teams play games at Shires Lane North side of the village, and after a game they take refreshment at the Cavendish Arms at the bottom of the village.

The rock formation to the north of the village is called Embsay Crag. The crag marks the start of Barden Moor, a large expanse of open moorland which is popular with walkers due to it being open access land. There are two reservoirs within the moor called Upper Barden Reservoir and Lower Barden Reservoir. The Abbey Craig, a crag with tail near The University of Stirling. ... Heaths are anthropogenic habitats found primarily in northern and western Europe, where they have been created by thousands of years of human clearance of natural forest vegetation by grazing and burning on mainly infertile acidic soils. ... Gelmersee is a reservoir in Switzerland. ...

External links

• dotSkipton
• Embsay and Eastby Website
• Info on the Embsay Steam Railway