{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=July 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|54.19361|-0.87040|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Brawby | static_image_name = Brawby - Cottage.jpg | static_image_caption = A cottage in Brawby | population = 140 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref name="2011 census"/> | civil_parish = Brawby | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton | post_town = Malton | postcode_district = YO17 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE737781 }}
'''Brawby''' is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, situated at the confluence of the River Seven and the River Rye.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brawby - Bredbury {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/england/pp350-353 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref> According to the 2001 census<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www3.northyorks.gov.uk/NYCCBranded_Dynamic/census2001/parish_pdf/Ryedale/brawby.pdf |title=Brawby Census 2001 |publisher=northyorks.gov.uk |accessdate=5 April 2011 |last= |first= |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719140259/https://www3.northyorks.gov.uk/NYCCBranded_Dynamic/census2001/parish_pdf/Ryedale/brawby.pdf |archivedate=19 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} </ref> Brawby had a population of 164, decreasing to 140 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217219|title=Brawby Parish|accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>
It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.
==Geography== Brawby is located on the edge of the North York Moors, about {{convert|8|mi}} south-west of Pickering, and {{convert|8|mi}} north-west of Malton.<ref>{{cite map|title =Malton & Pickering |map = 100|year =2016 |scale =1:50,000 |series =landranger|publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =9780319261989 }}</ref> Although Brawby is located in a quiet rural area of North Yorkshire, Kirby Misperton is only {{convert|4|mi}} away, and is the site of one of the most popular Zoo and Theme parks in England, Flamingoland.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Duncan |first1=Andrew |title=Britain on Backroads |date=2000 |publisher=Duncan Peterson |location=London |isbn=1-872576-93-1 |pages=175–179 |edition=3}}</ref>
==Entertainment== The Shed, a live music venue, offers both live music and performance art and attracts artists from all over the world. It was founded in 1992 by Simon Thackray.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.TheShed.co.uk |title=The Shed |publisher=TheShed.co.uk|accessdate=5 April 2011 |last= |first= }} </ref>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Brawby
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==External links== {{Commons category|Brawby}} * [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=11672 History of Brawby] * [https://brawbygrange.com/ Brawby Grange]
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire