Place:Leyburn, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Leyburn (#21 on map) is now a civil parish and market town in the district of Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale approximately 19 miles (31 km) west of the county town Northallerton. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' or 'Le' (clearing), and 'burn' (stream), meaning clearing by the stream. Leyburn had a population of 1,844 at the 2001 UK census increasing to 2,183 at the 2011 UK census. The population as estimated by the North Yorkshire administration in 2015 was 2,190.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Leyburn was the principal settlement of Leyburn Rural District in the North Riding. Historically, it was located in the ancient and ecclesiastical parish of Wensley (#30) in the Hang West Wapentake.

Leyburn was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, but had no recorded population. The growth of Leyburn as a major hub is linked to the decline in fortunes of nearby Wensley, which had prominence as the only market town in Wensleydale until being devastated by the plague in 1563, leaving mostly abandoned what had been an important and prosperous town. Leyburn's stature increased in the 17th century when a market charter was granted by Charles II in 1686. Leyburn Town Hall was built in 1856 by Lord Bolton.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Leyburn.