Editing Airmyn

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2014}}
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| static_image_caption     = The clock tower, Airmyn
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| country                  = England
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| official_name            = Airmyn
| population               = 768
| population_ref           = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref name="2011 census"/>
| civil_parish             = Airmyn
| unitary_england          = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| lieutenancy_england      = [[East Riding of Yorkshire]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Goole and Pocklington (UK Parliament constituency)|Goole and Pocklington]]
| post_town                = GOOLE
| postcode_district        = DN14
| postcode_area            = DN
| dial_code                = 01405
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| london_distance_mi       = 155<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances -->
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'''Airmyn''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England. It is situated at the mouth of the [[River Aire]] with the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]], approximately {{Convert|2|mi|km}}  north-west of [[Goole]]. It lies to the west of the [[M62 motorway]] and the [[A614 road]]. According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], Airmyn parish had a population of 768,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011
 | id = 1170211130
 | title = Airmyn Parish
 | accessdate = 13 February 2018}}</ref> a fall from the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]] figure of 795.<ref name="2001 census">{{NOMIS2001
 |id = 1543504177
 |title = Airmyn Parish
 |accessdate = 22 November 2018
}}
</ref> The parish covers an area of {{convert|1155.353|ha|acre}}.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url = http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/AIRMYN.pdf
 |title = 2001 Census Area Profile
 |year = 2004
 |publisher = East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 |access-date = 10 April 2013
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910172935/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/researchgroup/parishprofiles/AIRMYN.pdf
 |archive-date = 10 September 2012
 |url-status = dead
 |df = dmy-all
 }}
</ref>

The parish was part of the [[Goole Rural District]] in the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]] from 1894 to 1974, then in [[Boothferry (district)|Boothferry]] district of [[Humberside]] until 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Airmyn, in East Riding of Yorkshire and West Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11102|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref>

In the Middle Ages, Airmyn was a small port, and up to the 18th&nbsp;century its dead were taken by boat upstream to be buried at Snaith, as it was quicker to go by river than by horse and cart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=156|title=Airmyn|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163100/http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=156|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Buildings==
[[File:Main Street Airmyn.jpg|thumb|left|180px|High Street, Airmyn]]
[[File:Airmyn, St David's Church.jpg|thumb|left|180px|St David's Church, Airmyn]]
The village has its own primary school, Airmyn Park Primary School, which holds just over 100&nbsp;pupils. The present building was opened in 1991, and has four classrooms, together with a hall, communal areas and offices. It was designed for 105&nbsp;children.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Airmyn Park Primary School |title=Home |url=http://airmynparkprimary.eriding.net/ccm/navigation/category.jsp?categoryID=16232 |access-date=29 November 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722225850/http://airmynparkprimary.eriding.net/ccm/navigation/category.jsp?categoryID=16232 |archive-date=22 July 2010 }}</ref> Before moving to the new building, the school was located on High Street, in a building which was erected in 1834 by [[George Percy, 5th Duke of Northumberland|George Percy]], the Earl of Beverley. It was intended to be a [[Sunday school#England|Sunday School]], but was being used as a day-school by 1840, and was able to accommodate 120&nbsp;pupils.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1103306 |desc=Airmyn First School |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> Near the old school is a clock tower, designed by [[Henry Francis Lockwood]] of [[Bradford]] and built in 1865,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4152 |title= Burgess, Jon (1998). Lockwood and Mawson of Bradford and London. PhD Thesis, Centre for Conservation Studies, Leicester School of Architecture, De Montfort University, Leicester, Part 2 illustration cxviii and Part 3 item 93. |date= 1998 |hdl= 2086/4152 |access-date= 6 February 2014 |last1= Burgess |first1= Jon }}</ref><ref>{{NHLE |num=1347055 |desc=Clock Tower, Airmyn |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> which was paid for by the village population, to honour the memory of the second Earl, who funded the building of the school.
[[File:Motorway Services - geograph.org.uk - 193250.jpg|thumb|[[M62 motorway|M62]] Motorway Services]]
There is a memorial hall located next to the village field, and "Woodland Park", named by an Airmyn Park Primary School pupil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/profiles/Airmyn.pdf |title=Settlement profile of Airmyn |date=7 November 2008 |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council |access-date=19 February 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224005633/http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/corp-docs/forwardplanning/docs/profiles/Airmyn.pdf |archive-date=24 February 2014 }}</ref> A Post Office at the Memorial Hall is open twice a week and staffed by volunteers. The parish church of St David's is a [[Grade II listed building]] originally built in 1318 and extended in 1676. The roof was replaced with a new one of Westmorland [[slate]] in 1858, as part of refurbishments that also included a [[Bell-Cot|bellcote]] and a porch on the west end.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1347054 |desc=Church of St David Airmyn |accessdate=2 February 2013}}</ref> It also has a graveyard.

==Port of Airmyn==
Although the River Aire joins the Ouse at Airmyn, the main port facilities for the [[Aire and Calder Navigation]] were originally further upstream at [[Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire|Rawcliffe]]. However, in 1736 they decided to buy land at Airmyn, as the water was deeper, and larger vessels could not always reach Rawcliffe, particularly on [[neap tide]]s. The land was bought in 1744, and Airmyn gradually replaced Rawcliffe, as [[Wharf|staithes]], woolsheds, a crane and various other buildings were erected by those who leased the navigation. In 1750, the Aire and Calder Company repaid those who had built the facilities, and took ownership of them. By 1774, most of the Aire and Calder staff were also based at Airmyn.<ref>{{harvnb|Hadfield|1972|pages=22–23}}</ref> It became possible to catch a ship from Airmyn to [[London]], as a regular service began in 1758, charging the same fares as those from [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] to London.<ref>{{harvnb|Hadfield|1972|page=26}}</ref>

Success was short-lived. In 1774, the Aire and Calder decided to build the [[Selby Canal]], which would bypass the lower Aire and join the Ouse further upstream. Until then, Airmyn had acted as a transshipment point, where cargo was transferred from seagoing ships to river vessels. A new woolshed was built in 1775, and there was a coal yard, where coal was sold. Six staff were employed to manage the facility, which was also the base for the company's river boats. In one week in July 1775, 19&nbsp;boats were loaded, and nine vessels, one from London and eight from Hull, had arrived within a four-day period. Once the Selby Canal opened in 1776, decline was rapid. The coalyard and the offices closed in 1779, and two years later, all buildings on the north bank of the river were demolished, while those on the south bank were sold. The boat repair yard closed soon afterwards.<ref>{{harvnb|Hadfield|1972|pages=36–37}}</ref>

Airmyn, along with nearby [[Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire|Rawcliffe]], was the location of one of the first reliable reports of the practice of [[warping in agriculture]] in the 1730s. This was the temporary flooding of fields so as to fertilise the soil with the silt left behind.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:River Aire at Airmyn.jpg|The River Aire as it approaches the [[River Ouse (Yorkshire)|River Ouse]] at Airmyn
File:River Aire and River Ouse.jpg|The confluence of the River Aire and River Ouse. The Aire emerges from the left.
</gallery>

==References==
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===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book
  |first=Charles
  |last = Hadfield 
  |title=The Canals of Yorkshire and North East England (Vol 1) 
  |publisher=David and Charles 
  |year=1972 
  |isbn=0-7153-5719-0
  }}
*{{cite book
  |title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006
  |publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council
  |page=3   <!--|accessdate=2 December 2010-->}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE7225|name=little-airmyn|display=Airmyn}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080905050947/http://airmynparkprimary.eriding.net/ Airmyn Park Primary School]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927124143/http://www.goole-on-the-web.org.uk/main.php?key=156 A Guide to Airmyn and Historical Information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020655/http://www.smithofderby.com/v2/profiles.asp?LocationNo=8&Category=Traditional%20Clocks Airmyn's Historical Clock Tower Restoration website]
*[http://www.airmynparishcouncil.org.uk Airmyn Parish Council website]
*[http://www.airmynvillagehall.org.uk Airmyn Village Hall/Community Association website]

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