Pockley

Pockley is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Helmsley turning north from the A170 road. Its short, winding lane passes six thatched cottages in a quarter mile before turning back toward the A170 and its junction at Beadlam and Nawton.

Population112 (2011 census)^[1]

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Post townYORK

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• Thirsk and Malton

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Pockley
Pockley Location within North Yorkshire
Population	112 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE637860
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO62
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°16′02″N 1°01′22″W

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The Grade II-listed St John the Baptist's Church was built in 1870 and designed by Sir Gilbert Scott or his son.^[2]

The name Pockley probably derives from the Old English Pocalēah, meaning 'Poca's wood or clearing'.^[3]