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Melbourne is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the market town of Market Weighton and south-west of the market town of Pocklington. The village lies just to the south of the Pocklington Canal. According to the 2011 UK census, Melbourne parish had a population of 793, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 755.〔 〕 In 1823 Melbourne was in the civil parish of Thorton and the Wapentake of Harthill. Within the village was a Wesleyan and a Primitive Methodist chapel. Population at the time was 437. Occupations included two blacksmiths, two shoemakers, a joiner, a wheelwright & machine maker, a bricklayer, a cattle dealer, a shopkeeper, a brick & tile maker, and fourteen farmers, one of whom was the landlord of The Cross Keys public house. Resident in the village were two gentlemen and a yeoman, and Lieutenant General James Wharton, who was a Justice of the peace and the Commissioner of Taxes for the East and North Ridings. A carrier operated between the village and York once a week.〔Baines, Edward (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 369〕 ==Community== Farming is a main economic driver in the area, however an agricultural machinery business employs about 40 people. Amenities in Melbourne include a village hall, a playing field, a public house, and a shop. The Pocklngton Canal Amenity Society runs boat trips from the Melbourne Arm of the canal, on its trip boat ''New Horizons''. The village school is Melbourne Community Primary School. A pre-school, which operated from the village hall, closed in December 2013. A sports and playing field association manage the village's playing field at the East end of Main Street. The playing field has a pavilion, scout hut, children's play area, tennis court, and football and cricket pitches. Sports' clubs in the village include a cricket and a football club, both based at the playing fields, and a bowling Club at the village hall. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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