Osgodby is situated in the Vale of York

approximately two and a half miles north

from the market town of Selby. You can

keep up-to-date with what’s happening in

village by clicking here to go to the

Facebook page

The village is home to:

Osgodby Village Institute

Osgodby Village Institute is in the heart of the village and has been serving the community since 1930. The building is held in Trust by Holding Trustees, but managed on a day to day basis by the Osgodby Village Institute Community Association and supported by volunteers. As a registered Charity, the management committee are all Trustees.

The hall is available for hire for private parities, events and meetings.

Click on picture to go to Osgodby Village Institute homepage to find out more.

A wide range of weekly activities are held and the local community can enjoy events organised throughout the year. Click here to go to the Facebook page to keep up-to-date with events.

Osgodby Heritage and History Group

During 2015, some initial research on the village, including the Wadkin/Morritt family; transcribing the 1939 Register; Census returns; the history of the Institute and newspaper articles. These were displayed at the monthly Coffee Morning to encourage people to volunteer to carry out further research into the heritage and history of the village. In September 2016, a group of volunteers formed the Osgodby Village Institute Local History Group,(working name Osgodby Heritage & History Group) a sub-Group of the Osgodby Village Institute Community Association. A successful bid was developed and in February 2018 the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded £49,500 to fund the project “The Village With A History Nun Could Guess”

The website shares the research undertaken.

Following the end of the project on 30 September 2022, those involved in the project decided to set-up as an independent constituted Group, and the Osgodby Heritage & History Group was formally founded in January 2023

Click here to go to the web area Osgodby Heritage and History Group or their Facebook page

The Wadkin Arms

The Wadkin Arms, referred to locally as “The Waddy” is at the heart of the village. Formerly a working farm, it had been a public house since 1875.

Barlby & Osgodby Methodist Church.

The village has the ever-popular Selby Garden Centre and Restaurant,

The Hair Studio,

Indian take-away and the

The village duck pond is home to a variety of wildlife.

The playing field opposite the pond provides facilities for village residents.

Osgodby Residents’ Association (ORA), founded 1981