Pilmoor railway station

Sessay is a small, linear village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south-east from Thirsk, and 2 miles (3 km) west from the A19 road close to the East Coast Main Line. The civil parish also includes the village of Little Sessay, where the parish church and school are located. In 2013 the population of the civil parish was estimated at 320. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 311 of which 266 were over sixteen years old. There were 130 dwellings of which 90 were detached.

RAF Helperby (also known as RAF Brafferton), was a First World War era airfield near to the villages of Brafferton and Helperby in North Yorkshire, England. It was used initially by No. 33 Squadron RAF, and then later by No. 76 Squadron RAF in the home defence (HD) role. During the Second World War, the site was used as an ammunition supply depot, being operated by No. 92 Maintenance Unit RAF, and also by the USAAF. The site was known to have stored mustard gas and other chemical weapons during the period of the Second World War.

Hutton Sessay is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. In 2013 the population of the civil parish was estimated at 100. The village is situated just west of the A19 between Thirsk and Easingwold.

Sessay railway station served the village of Sessay, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

Fawdington is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the River Swale and near the A1(M) motorway, 8 miles (13 km) south of Thirsk, and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Boroughbridge. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2015. The population remained at less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details were included in the old civil parish of Brafferton, North Yorkshire.The name of the hamlet is generally agreed to derive from a mixture of Old English and Old Norse, with the suffix tūn meaning town. However the first part is in dispute; Ekwall states that it derives from the Old English Falding, meaning the place where animals were folded (brought into a fold), whereas the English Place-Name Society states that it is from Falda, a personal name.

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England. It borders County Durham to the north, the North Sea to the east, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the south-east, South Yorkshire to the south, West Yorkshire to the south-west, and Cumbria and Lancashire to the west. Northallerton is the county town. The county is the largest in England by land area, at 9,020 km2 (3,480 sq mi), and has a population of 1,158,816. The largest settlements are Middlesbrough (174,700) in the north-east and the city of York (152,841) in the south. Middlesbrough is part of the Teesside built-up area, which extends into County Durham and has a total population of 376,663. The remainder of the county is rural, and the largest towns are Harrogate (73,576) and Scarborough (61,749). For local government purposes the county comprises four unitary authority areas — York, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and North Yorkshire — and part of a fifth, Stockton-on-Tees. The centre of the county contains a wide plain, called the Vale of Mowbray in the north and Vale of York in the south. The North York Moors lie to the east, and south of them the Vale of Pickering is separated from the main plain by the Howardian Hills. The west of the county contains the Yorkshire Dales, an extensive upland area which contains the source of the River Ouse/Ure and many of its tributaries, which together drain most of the county. The Dales also contain the county's highest point, Whernside, at 2,415 feet (736 m).

St Mary's Church, or Birdforth Old Chapel, is a former Anglican church in the village of Birdforth, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Brafferton railway station served Brafferton, North Yorkshire, England, from 1847 to 1964 on the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway.

Birdforth is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 13. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of Long Marston, North Yorkshire. The village is on the A19 road, about six miles south of Thirsk.

Thormanby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A19 approximately halfway between Easingwold and Thirsk and about 14 miles (23 km) south east of the county town of Northallerton.

Raskelf railway station served the village of Raskelf, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1964 on the East Coast Main Line.

Dalton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Thirsk and near the A168 road. It mainly consists of farmland as well as an industrial estate. It has a population of 518.