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Pocklington

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Pocklington is a small market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [1]

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A1079 road

The A1079 is a major road in Northern England.

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Ade Edmondson

Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English comedian, actor, writer, musician, television presenter and director.

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Allerthorpe

Allerthorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Andy Strangeway

Andy Strangeway (born 1965 in Londesborough, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a councillor, decorator, adventurer and islomaniac from the Yorkshire Wolds, is the first – and so far the only – person to complete the challenge of landing and sleeping on all 162 of Scotland's islands of 40 hectares and above.

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Angles

The Angles (Angli) were one of the main Germanic peoples who settled in Great Britain in the post-Roman period.

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Archbishop of York

The Archbishop of York is a senior bishop in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Barmby Moor

Barmby Moor is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Barry Cryer

Barry Charles Cryer OBE (born 23 March 1935) is an English writer, comedian and actor.

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Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts (also Beeching Axe) were a reduction of route network and restructuring of the railways in Great Britain, according to a plan outlined in two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), written by Dr Richard Beeching and published by the British Railways Board.

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Bottom (TV series)

Bottom is a British television sitcom created by Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall that originally aired on BBC2 from 17 September 1991 to 10 April 1995 across three series.

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British Sugar

British Sugar plc is a subsidiary of Associated British Foods and the sole British producer of sugar from sugar beet.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age is a historical period characterized by the use of bronze, and in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club in London, England, that competes in the Premier League.

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Church of All Saints, Pocklington

All Saints’ Church, Pocklington is the Anglican parish church for the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Church of England parish church

A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, the parish – since the 19th century called the ecclesiastical parish (outside meetings of the church) to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.

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Clive James

Vivian Leopold James, AO, CBE, FRSL (born 7 October 1939), known as Clive James, is an Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet, translator and memoirist, best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs, for his chat shows and documentaries on British television and for his prolific journalism.

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Culvert

A culvert is a structure that allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction from one side to the other side.

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Dave Gorman

David James Gorman (born 2 March 1971) is an English comedian, author, and television presenter.

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Domesday Book

Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.

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Dry valley

A dry valley may develop on many kinds of permeable rock, such as limestone and chalk, or sandy terrains that do not regularly sustain surface water flow.

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East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county in the North of England.

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East Riding of Yorkshire Council

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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East Yorkshire Motor Services

East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) was a bus and coach operator operating throughout Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, the North Yorkshire coast and the North York Moors.

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English Dissenters

English Dissenters or English Separatists were Protestant Christians who separated from the Church of England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

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Exoskeleton

An exoskeleton (from Greek έξω, éxō "outer" and σκελετός, skeletós "skeleton") is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of, for example, a human.

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Floodlight

Floodlights are broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial lights.

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.

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GENUKI

GENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust.

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George Herbert Stancer

George Herbert Stancer OBE (b. Pocklington, Yorkshire, England, 17 April 1878 –d. October 1962) was a notable English racing cyclist of the late 19th century who became one of the most notable administrators of the British Cyclists' Touring Club (CTC) after World War I. He is commemorated by the annual juvenile 10-mile GHS individual time trial championship.

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George Townsend Andrews

George Townsend Andrews (1804 – 29 December 1855) was an English architect born in Exeter.

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Glider (sailplane)

A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the leisure activity and sport of gliding.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England.

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Gough Map

The Gough Map or Bodleian Map is a Late Medieval map of the island of Great Britain.

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Greg Knight

Sir Gregory Knight (born 4 April 1949) is a British politician and author.

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Guardian Media Group

Guardian Media Group plc (GMG) is a British mass media company owning various media operations including The Guardian and The Observer.

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Hull Daily Mail

The Hull Daily Mail is a daily newspaper for Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Humber Premier League

The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England.

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Humberside Airport

Humberside Airport is an international airport situated at Kirmington in the Borough of North Lincolnshire, England, west of Grimsby and around from both Kingston upon Hull and Scunthorpe, on the A18.

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Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair (born Jenny Clare Hargreaves on 16 March 1960) is an English comedian, novelist and actress, best known for her roles in Grumpy Old Women between 2004 and 2007 and in Loose Women in 2011 and 2012.

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Johnston Press

Johnston Press plc is a multimedia company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Kilnwick Percy

Kilnwick Percy is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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London–Edinburgh–London

London–Edinburgh–London (LEL) is a randonnée bicycle event of approximately over an out-and-back course between the capital cities of London (England) and Edinburgh (Scotland).

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Malet Lambert (priest)

Joseph Malet Lambert (1853–1931) was vicar of St.

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Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the Middle Ages, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city.

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Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Masonic Temple

A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets.

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Methodist Church of Great Britain

The Methodist Church of Great Britain is the fourth-largest Christian denomination in Britain and the mother church to Methodists worldwide.

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Michael Woods (footballer)

Michael James Woods (born 6 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Hartlepool United.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.

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Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer.

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Munich

Munich (München; Minga) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century.

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Nestlé

Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss transnational food and drink company headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Newspaper

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events.

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North Premier

North Premier (formerly known as National League 3 North) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of four leagues at this level, with its counterparts; London & South East Premier, South West Premier and Midlands Premier. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union when the league was formally known as North Division One. A further name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017-18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues.. The fourteen teams in the division are drawn from across northern England and is the highest regional rugby union league in the north of England. The champion club is automatically promoted to National League 2 North and the runner-up meets the second placed team of Midlands Premier in a play-off, with the winner also gaining promotion. The current champions are Huddersfield, winning all of their 26 matches and finishing 25 points above the runner-up, Rossendale. Huddersfield was relegated from National 2 North last season. Subject to confirmation by the RFU three clubs are relegated; Cleckheaton, Firwood Waterloo and Stockport.

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Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.

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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is the world's largest Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair).

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Parisi (Yorkshire)

The Parisi were a British Celtic tribe located somewhere within the present-day East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, known from a single brief reference by Ptolemy in his Geographica of about AD 150.

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Paul Banks (musician, born 1973)

Paul Banks (born 6 July 1973 in York, England) is an English musician, songwriter and lead guitarist with the rock band, Shed Seven.

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Paulinus of York

Paulinus (died 10 October 644) was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York.

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Pentecostalism

Pentecostalism or Classical Pentecostalism is a renewal movement"Spirit and Power: A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals",.

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Pocklington Canal

The Pocklington Canal is a broad canal which runs for through nine locks from the Canal Head near Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, to the River Derwent which it joins near East Cottingwith.

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Pocklington RUFC

Pocklington Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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Pocklington School

Pocklington School is an independent school in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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RAF Pocklington

RAF Pocklington was an operational flying station of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, forming part of Bomber Command, and operating primarily Wellington and Halifax bombers.

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Ralph Ineson

Ralph Michael Ineson (born 15 December 1969) is an English actor, best known as Dagmer Cleftjaw in Game of Thrones, Amycus Carrow in the last three Harry Potter films, Colonel Ansiv Garmuth in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, William in The Witch and Chris Finch in the BBC series The Office.

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Reach plc

Reach plc (formerly known as Trinity Mirror between 1999 and 2018) is a British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher.

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Richard Herring

Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian, comedy writer, podcaster and diarist whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring.

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Rob Webber

Rob Webber (born 1 August 1986) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership.

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Shed Seven

Shed Seven are an English alternative rock band, formed in York in 1990.

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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Spring line settlement

Spring line settlements occur where a ridge of permeable rock lies over impermeable rock and there will be a line of springs along the boundary between the two layers.

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Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire

Stamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York and west of Driffield.

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Steve Harley

Steve Harley (born Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice; 27 February 1951, Deptford, London, England) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still tours.

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Sugar beet

A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production.

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Terry's

Terry's was a British chocolate and confectionery maker based in York, England.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Office (UK TV series)

The Office is a British mockumentary sitcom, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001.

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The Wolds

The Wolds is a term used, in England, to describe a range of hills which consists of open country overlying a base of limestone or chalk.

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The Young Ones (TV series)

The Young Ones is a British sitcom, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two six-part series.

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Thomas Cooke (machinist)

This page is about the scientific instrument maker.

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Tom Stoppard

Sir Tom Stoppard (born Tomáš Straussler; 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter.

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Trendelburg

Trendelburg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany with a population of 5,282 on 30 September 2009.

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United Kingdom census, 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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United Kingdom census, 2011

A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.

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Vixen 101

Vixen 101 (or Vixen 87 as it was originally known) is a community radio organisation based in the town of Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce (24 August 175929 July 1833) was an English politician known as the leader of the movement to stop the slave trade.

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Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College (formerly Woldgate College) is a secondary school and sixth form on Kilnwick Road in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Wool

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other animals, including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, angora from rabbits, and other types of wool from camelids.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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York

York is a historic walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England.

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Yorkshire East (UK Parliament constituency)

East Yorkshire, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Greg Knight of the Conservative Party.

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Yorkshire Wolds

The Yorkshire Wolds are low hills in the counties of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire in north-eastern England.

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Zoo Vet at Large

Zoo Vet at Large is a television series following the work of zoo vet Matt Brash at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocklington

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