Ulleskelf is a small village and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Selby district

Selby (district)

Selby is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages....

 of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. It is located four miles from Tadcaster

Tadcaster

Tadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. Lying on the Great North Road approximately east of Leeds and west of York. It is the last town on the River Wharfe before it joins the River Ouse about downstream...

 on the River Wharfe

River Wharfe

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.

Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr. It is pronounced locally as 'Ul-la-skelf'.

It is served by Ulleskelf railway station

Ulleskelf railway station

Ulleskelf railway station serves Ulleskelf in North Yorkshire, England. The station is south of York.The station opened in 1839 on the York and North Midland Railway near where it crossed the River Wharfe...

, at which up to ten trains a day run, all operated by Northern Rail

Northern Rail

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. It has one public house (the Ulleskelf Arms) and one shop (Post Office/general store).

An episode of A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost (TV series)

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, entitled 'Mind Games', starring David Jason

David Jason

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 and Keith Barron

Keith Barron

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, was filmed in the village in 2008.