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Colburn, North Yorkshire
Colburn is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Catterick. It had a population of 4,860 at the 2011 census, rising from 3,606 in 2001.
The town takes its name from the first settlers along the stream Colburn Beck. It means "cold stream," "coal stream" or "cool, black stream" and is a mixture of Old English and Old Norse (Col, Kol and Burna). A "burn" refers to a valley that has been eroded by flowing water. The Colburn (Coburn) family is widespread around the world, including Edward Colburn, great grandfather of Reuben Colburn, who came to America in 1635 on the ship "Defence" part of the Puritan Great Migration of the 1630s led by John Winthrop. Colburn Hall, a grade II* listed building is located on the outskirts of the old village, along with a grade I listed courthouse dating back to the 1300s.
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Colburn as:
"a township in Catterick parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale, 2½ miles SE by E of Richmond. Acres, 1, 318. Real property, £1, 736. Pop., 142. Houses, 26."
In 2018, the Broadway shopping precinct, Colburn Business Park, as well as neighbouring Brough with St Giles, attracted attention in regional press by being put under a public spaces protection order by North Yorkshire Police, due to over 200 reports of anti-social behaviour involving young people.
The primary shopping area, known as the Broadway precinct, includes a Co-op convenience store, as well as several independent businesses and the community library. Colburn Business Park was opened in 2008, consisting of over 50,000 sq ft of office space and 20 buildings.
The village lies within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak.
Colburn lies within the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire Council. Between 1974 and 2023 it was part of the Richmondshire district.
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Colburn, North Yorkshire
Colburn is a town, civil parish and electoral ward in North Yorkshire, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Catterick. It had a population of 4,860 at the 2011 census, rising from 3,606 in 2001.
The town takes its name from the first settlers along the stream Colburn Beck. It means "cold stream," "coal stream" or "cool, black stream" and is a mixture of Old English and Old Norse (Col, Kol and Burna). A "burn" refers to a valley that has been eroded by flowing water. The Colburn (Coburn) family is widespread around the world, including Edward Colburn, great grandfather of Reuben Colburn, who came to America in 1635 on the ship "Defence" part of the Puritan Great Migration of the 1630s led by John Winthrop. Colburn Hall, a grade II* listed building is located on the outskirts of the old village, along with a grade I listed courthouse dating back to the 1300s.
In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Colburn as:
"a township in Catterick parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Swale, 2½ miles SE by E of Richmond. Acres, 1, 318. Real property, £1, 736. Pop., 142. Houses, 26."
In 2018, the Broadway shopping precinct, Colburn Business Park, as well as neighbouring Brough with St Giles, attracted attention in regional press by being put under a public spaces protection order by North Yorkshire Police, due to over 200 reports of anti-social behaviour involving young people.
The primary shopping area, known as the Broadway precinct, includes a Co-op convenience store, as well as several independent businesses and the community library. Colburn Business Park was opened in 2008, consisting of over 50,000 sq ft of office space and 20 buildings.
The village lies within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak.
Colburn lies within the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire Council. Between 1974 and 2023 it was part of the Richmondshire district.