Brawby is the spiritual home of The Shed, the UK's famous small music and poetry venue. It has a population of around 150 people and boasts a post box (the post office opens two half days), a chapel, a public payphone, a notice board and a fishing pond - site of The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race.

The Shed's Autumn Programme 2007

The village is served by numerous mobile shops, Tesco supermarket deliveries, and the majority of local market town shops deliver to the village. Steve's famous mobile Fish and Chip van calls on Tuesdays.

Brawby UK (Unknown Kingdom)

The 'UNKNOWN KINGDOM' lies in the elbow created by the meeting of the River Seven and the River Rye, in the heart of Ryedale, North Yorkshire, England. Brawby village is a dot on the map between the market towns of Malton, Pickering, Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley (see drive times). Fifteen minutes drive north through Hutton le Hole to Rosedale and the North Yorkshire Moors, half an hour only going south to the historic City of York. East to Pickering & Thornton le Dale, and on to Scarborough, Bridlington, Filey, Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay. Go west to Thirsk, Ripon, and Harrogate, and on to Skipton and the Lake District.

Brawby walk by George Wilkinson

Yorkshire Evening Press - Countryside walk series 10.12.2005

"We warmed up walking the pasture between Brawby and the hamlet of Butterwick, along the way meeting the River Rye and crossing Ings Sewer, a normal drainage ditch. Butterwick Bridge has a plaque reading `strengthened in 1942', under it the river ran noisily. Shotguns rang out, a right and left barrel, fingers on the triggers, figures running, shouts at dogs, pheasant or rabbit in a wood."

Walk the walk...

Brawby USA (A Lost Kingdom)

Brawby existed in Illinois, USA until the mid-1800s, when two villages, Barren Grove and Brawby joined together and became Neponset. There are references to Brawby in 'Descendants of John Norton' by Richard A. Norton. Here is one small entry: REMINISCENCES OF BUREAU CO 1872, by N. Matson page 387 George Norton tombstone says: "in 72 yr of his age b. in Yorkshire England, Pioneer "

Obituary of George Norton, Bureau County Repubician, Oct. 1887 (extract)
"Died, Mr. George Norton, at his residence, on Thursday evening, Sep. 29, 1887 He was aged 71 1/2 years. Mr. Norton was born in Yorkshire, Eng. but came to this country in early manhood. He was one of the earliest settlers in this vicinity, and when this township was organized it was called Brawby, after his native village. This name it retained until a few years ago when it was changed to correspond with that of the station and post office...."

Christened: 31 Mar 1817, Salton, Yorkshire, England. You can find George Norton listed in the parish registers.

Simon Armitage on a trip to The Shed (British Airways 'High Life' June 99)

Read the Guardian feature - 2 February 02 Can this be it?

Rev. H. A. Douglas, M.A., the vicar of the parish of Salton and Brawby in 1937, wrote a fascinating history of these two villages. It is reproduced here.

Pere Ubu's David Thomas gives surreal directions to Brawby

Drive Times to Brawby and The Shed

from NEWCASTLE	90 minutes
from SHEFFIELD	90 minutes
from LEEDS	60 minutes
from HULL	60 minutes
from WHITBY	45 minutes
from BEVERLEY	45 minutes
from SCARBOROUGH	30 minutes
from YORK	30 minutes
from THIRSK	30 minutes
from HELMSLEY	15 minutes
from MALTON	10 minutes
from PICKERING	10 minutes
from KIRKBYMOORSIDE	10 minutes

LONDON KX 1hr 50 minutes to YORK - connection to Malton 20 minutes

The Shed's Special Projects

"Weird and wonderful" Daily Telegraph

Simon Thackray - "performs miracles from his eyrie" Yorkshire Post

The Shed Gigs Booking Now - "The smallest show on earth" Guardian

Lol Coxhill in a skip - "His latest scheme is rubbish." Guardian

Knitted Elvis Wigs - Vogue Knitting and No.1 on Google!

The Fish & Chip Van Tour - on the Richard and Judy Show

The Yorkshire Pudding Boat Race - Big Breakfast to Sky News

North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour - Afternoon Play on Radio 4

Mrs Boyes' Bingo - featuring Mark Sanders

The Shed Comes To Town - and Malton comes to life!

Hat - the original knitting performance

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