North Newbald

The village was in the Haltemprice and Howden parliamentary constituency until the 2010 general election when it was transferred to the constituency of Beverley and Holderness.^[1]

In 1866 North Newbald became a civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form "Newbald".^[4] In 1931 the parish had a population of 531.^[5]

North Newbald is a village consisting of about 800 people of all ages. The village has two public houses, The Tiger and The Gnu (originally the New Inn when owned by The Hull Brewery Company), situated across the road from each other, privately run businesses and a number of farms. The main occupations in Newbald involve farming, eggs, warehousing and transport. It has been a carting village for some centuries.^{[citation needed]}

Located on the communal village green is the whipping post used in the last public flogging carried out in Britain.^{[citation needed]}

The parish church of St Nicholas was designated a Grade I listed building in 1968 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.^[6] Built about 1140, it was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "the most complete Norman Church in the East Riding". It has a cruciform plan without aisles and with a tall central tower. Four Norman doorways make the building rare.^[7] Pevsner describes the church as the most complete Norman church in the East Riding.^[8] The church has a Coronation Clock which was installed at the coronation of George V in 1911.^[7]

A previous vicar of Newbald, Rev Jack Walker, during his incumbency mapped the whole area and produced detailed drawings suggesting that the village may have been walled.^{[citation needed]} Apart from Rev Walker's submissions there is no further evidence of this.^{[according to whom?]}

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes to the east of the village.

Buses run about three times a week to Beverley.^{[citation needed]}

Three local sporting teams play at the village playing fields: Newbald Utd, Newbald A.F.C., and Newbald North End F.C.

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