ed ▁medieval ▁village ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁recorded ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 8 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁it ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁farm house , ▁Ro x by ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁farm house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁A 1 ( M ) ▁motor way . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁Richmond ▁( Y ork s ) ▁UK ▁Parliament ▁constitu ency . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁within ▁the ▁Bed ale ▁elect oral ▁division ▁of ▁North ▁York shire ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Tan field ▁w ard ▁of ▁Ham ble ton ▁District ▁Council . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁a ▁mile ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁A 1 ( M ), ▁and ▁its ▁nearest ▁neighb ours ▁are ▁S inder by ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Hol me ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south - east ▁and ▁A inder by ▁Qu ern how ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁Pick hill ▁Beck ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁village ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁nearby ▁River ▁Sw ale ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁UK ▁Census ▁recorded ▁the ▁population ▁as ▁ 4 1 1 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 1 8 ▁were ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen ▁years . ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 5 7 ▁dwell ings ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 1 2 ▁were ▁det ached . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁one ▁school , ▁Pick hill ▁CE ▁Primary ▁School , ▁which ▁is ▁within ▁the