Byram cum Sutton

Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Byram cum Sutton

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKNOTTINGLEYPostcode districtWF11Dialling code01977PoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Selby

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°43′23″N 1°15′25″W / 53.723°N 1.257°W / 53.723; -1.257

Byram cum Sutton is a civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, containing the village of Byram and the hamlet of Sutton. The River Aire runs to the south of the parish, and the town of Knottingley is the other side of the river in West Yorkshire. The A1(M) passes to the west of the parish. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,406,^[1] increasing to 1,434 at the 2011 Census.^[2]

History

The civil parish was created in 1891, when the civil parishes of Byram cum Poole and Sutton, both in the West Riding of Yorkshire, were terminated.^[3] The new parish became part of Pontefract Rural District when it was formed in 1894, and of Osgoldcross Rural District from 1938. Under the 1974 local government reforms the parish joined Selby District in the new county of North Yorkshire.

References

^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Byram cum Sutton Parish (36UH020)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Byram cum Sutton Parish (E04007725)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
^ "Byram Cum Sutton CP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2024.