Hirst Courtney
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| Hirst Courtney | |
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.svg)  Hirst Courtney Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 287 (2011)[1] |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Selby |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Hirst Courtney is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
The name derives from Old English Hyrst (wooded hill) and possession by the Courtney family in the thirteenth century.[2] In 1825 the population was 144, in 23 households.[3] In 2011 the population was 287.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.[4] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The village formally had a public house called the Royal Oak Inn. It closed in 2015.[5] In November 2022, an application to demolished the pub and replaced it with housing was approved[5] after previously being rejected by Selby District Council in April.[6]
Until 2014, Hirst Courtney shared a community primary school with neighbouring village Temple Hirst.[7] In 2012 the school received a requires improvement rating from Ofsted.[8] In November 2013, the school had less than 14 pupils enrolled, a decrease from the previous inspection when there was 26. The school closed on 22 April 2014, and the remaining pupils were transferred to Chapel Haddlesey CE VC School.[9]
In February 2020, parts of the village were evacuated during flooding from the River Aire.[10]
